SEAGULL BOYS STOMP SCAPPOOSE
The Seaside boys soccer team recorded its second straight shutout victory, defeating Scappoose in surprisingly easy fashion 4-0 at Warrenton Wednesday.
The Gulls moved into second place in the Cowapa League standings with a 2-0-1 record heading into Tuesday's matchup against league-leading Astoria.
For a team that had struggled mightily with a young backline early in the season, the consecutive shutouts shows marked improvement.
"We were bleeding goals earlier in the season," said head coach John Broderick, "just bleeding them! But, we looked at some tape of a couple of games that we should have won. That Sweet Home team is no better than we are. We gave up two or three goals that we never should have and we have them on film. So, we were able to look and say, 'See, here's where we broke down, you guys'. So, I think we were able to fix some things."
If Seaside gets the defensive effort, they have some proven producers up front, as Chris Senick continues to score at a prolific rate. The senior forward added two more goals Wednesday, while Leo Luna scored Seaside's other two.
"The boys knocked the ball around and finished tonight," said Broderick. "We were sorry not to score more than one goal against Yamhill earlier this week, but this time we finished our chances much, much better."
While the defense afforded him a little more protection, sophomore goalkeeper Bren Bletscher was still tested on a couple of occasions, including a penalty kick which caromed off the crossbar and back into play.
"He's just a sophomore and doesn't weigh more than 140 pounds I don't think," said Broderick of his 1st-year goalie. "He goes up high to get balls and leaves himself vulnerable a couple of times."
"It hit the crossbar and bounced straight up and Bren not only had to recover from the ground and get back up and go after that and he got knocked down pretty good there."
With a couple of wins under their belt, the Seagulls hope to halt Astoria's momentum when the two teams clash in the first of two meetings on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
The Gulls moved into second place in the Cowapa League standings with a 2-0-1 record heading into Tuesday's matchup against league-leading Astoria.
For a team that had struggled mightily with a young backline early in the season, the consecutive shutouts shows marked improvement.
"We were bleeding goals earlier in the season," said head coach John Broderick, "just bleeding them! But, we looked at some tape of a couple of games that we should have won. That Sweet Home team is no better than we are. We gave up two or three goals that we never should have and we have them on film. So, we were able to look and say, 'See, here's where we broke down, you guys'. So, I think we were able to fix some things."
If Seaside gets the defensive effort, they have some proven producers up front, as Chris Senick continues to score at a prolific rate. The senior forward added two more goals Wednesday, while Leo Luna scored Seaside's other two.
"The boys knocked the ball around and finished tonight," said Broderick. "We were sorry not to score more than one goal against Yamhill earlier this week, but this time we finished our chances much, much better."
While the defense afforded him a little more protection, sophomore goalkeeper Bren Bletscher was still tested on a couple of occasions, including a penalty kick which caromed off the crossbar and back into play.
"He's just a sophomore and doesn't weigh more than 140 pounds I don't think," said Broderick of his 1st-year goalie. "He goes up high to get balls and leaves himself vulnerable a couple of times."
"It hit the crossbar and bounced straight up and Bren not only had to recover from the ground and get back up and go after that and he got knocked down pretty good there."
With a couple of wins under their belt, the Seagulls hope to halt Astoria's momentum when the two teams clash in the first of two meetings on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
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