The MCHS Soccer Aces hosted the Mt Vernon Rams Wednesday night, with the varsity squad winning 7-0, and JV winning 3-2. Levi Beesley started off the scoring, finishing on an assist from Jarrett West in the 22nd minute. Rayce Loudermilk then scored 3 quick goals within the next 10 minutes for a hat trick in the 1st half. His 1st goal was unassisted, the 2nd was on an assist from Ethan Belt and the 3rd was on an assist from Beesley. Britton Heinrich started off the 2nd half by scoring on an assist from Loudermilk in the 45th minute, then adding a goal 10 minutes later on an assist from Eli Bertram. Heinrich got the 2nd hat trick of the game by scoring his 3rd goal of the 2nd half, unassisted, in the 61st minute of play for the final score of 7-0. The Aces took 22 shots, 13 on frame, created 9 additional scoring chances & had 21 interceptions. Tye Kanipe and Robert King both took turns in goal for the shutout. Kanipe had 1 save. Mt Vernon took 2 shots, 1 on frame.

The JV match was a bit more back and forth, but Aces were able to prevail 3-2. Aiden Garwood scored the first goal to give the Aces the 1-0 lead. Mt Vernon responded with a goal to tie the match up, with the Aces regaining the lead when Shade Loudermilk and a Rams player went for a ball in the box, which ended up bouncing in off the opposing player due to Loudermilk's hustle. The Rams again tied the match up, until King scored the game winning goal with just a few minutes remaining, putting in a header, assisted by Bertram and Beesley.

This was our 3rd match in as many days so you just never know how much the guys will have in the tank in these situations, but they came out and played with energy tonight. We might have had the most interceptions we've had in a match yet this season, which is often a good indication of how aggressively we're playing defensively. On offense we did a good job of possessing the ball and moving it around the field to open up some opportunities for ourselves. Mt Vernon kept bringing a lot of players back and packing the box a bit, so that gave us some trouble for a bit in the first 20 minutes or so, but once that first goal went in, the flood gates kind of opened and we started finishing at a better rate. We have to turn right around and play another match tomorrow night, our 4th in 4 days, so hopefully we're able to maintain the same energy level we had tonight against a good Marion squad. It's a lot to ask of any team, but if we still have some fuel in the tank, this should be a good game.

The win brings the Aces record to 8-2 (3-0) on the season. JV ends the season 2-2-1. The final match of the season, against the Marion Wildcats, will be at home at 4:30 pm on Thursday April 15th.