A new chapter was written in a series that has gone on for over 20 years in girls soccer between Avon Lake and the former Berea and Midpark high schools. Over the past two decades the series has been decidedly in Avon Lake's favor, but the recently merged Berea-Midpark high school flexed its new found muscle in a 4-0 victory over the Shoregals.
The Titans opened the scoring about 13 minutes into the first half on a shot by freshman Natalie Dignan. It looked as if the half would end this way until a deflected shot from senior Katie Bainbridge fell to the feet of sophomore Sarah Scheel who pounded it home with 1 minute remaining in the half.
In the second half, the Titans added goals by Bainbridge and Scheel for her second score of the match. Avon Lake was able to muster two shots on goal both by freshman Olivia Siko, but could not find the back of the net.
In goal for Berea-Midpark was senior Taylor Sasak who recorded two saves and for Avon Lake senior Amy Crooks made 4 saves and sophomore Elise Duvall chipped in with one save.
In JV action, the Shoregals overwhelmed the Titans by a score of 10 - 0 for their third win in 4 matches.
Next up for the Shoregals will be undefeated Wadsworth on Saturday 9/7 with the JV kicking off at 1:00 pm and Varsity at 3:00 pm.