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Ferndale Girls Soccer Crushes Pontiac, 8-0
Eagles' starters score five goals in the first 15 minutes of Tuesday's game, giving the bench a lot of playing time.
The varsity girls soccer team looked like it wanted to get home for the Red Wings game Tuesday night.
In the second half, the Eagles ended the game early by mercy rule with about 30 minutes left on the clock when they went up 8-0 over Pontiac.
“We did everything we needed to do,” coach Mike Kuznair said.
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Ferndale’s starters scored five goals in the first 15 minutes of the game. Kuznair went to his bench and had his subs play the rest of the half. The starters came back in to start the second half and needed only 10 minutes to add three more goals.
Lexi Brisson-Fast scored four times to push her season total to 15. Kelsey Wilson scored three goals and sister Karly Wilson also scored. Emma Whipple and Lily Arnett combined for the shutout in net.
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The Eagles are 7-2 (5-0 Oakland Activities Association Blue division) on the season.
“We are getting ready to play Farmington and have three tough games coming up,” Kuznair said.
Ferndale hosts Farmington at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
