On Thursday, the Lions traveled to Prairie, to what would become a wet and cold double-header. Just about the time the Fresh-Soph team kicked off, the rains become…light and off and on for the majority of the night, but enough to potentially cause a few problems for players.
The Young Lions came into the game after winning their first four games 1-0, but the Lions (nor the Hawks) could put the ball past the keepers…and so the teams tied 0-0 (neither Fresh-Soph nor JV play overtime).
The Varsity teams faced off late and after a scoreless first half, where both teams had a couple of chances, 0-0 thru the first half, both teams with chances Jordan Webb collected a turnover deep in the Prairie half and in front of the LM bench. Webb turned away from goal and played a cheeky back heel down the line to Brian Allsup, who crosses the ball into the 18 and found the head of striker, Leroy Enzugusi (57th minute)
Prairie began to press more players forward, in an attempt to tie the game, but the defense proved to be too much for the Hawks. As time ran down, Blake Comstock cleared the ball high and long, and as it came Dow , it skipped off the last defender before being collected by Daniel Luzindya. Daniel beat the defender, dribbled at the goalie, faked to his left, and after the keeper fell, Daniel scored with his right to put the game away (78th minute). The 2-0 win was the 7th Shutout for goalkeeper Jared Belin who had 10 saves on the night. The team elected Belin as the Man of the Match for his ability to command the box, and eliminate any and all attempts that came his way.
The team is now 9-1 with a chance to get their 10th against Wash at home on Thursday night.
