The Ashland Hornets picked up a point-worthy victory last Wednesday, defeating a Southern Aroostook team which had garnered 32 consecutive victories heading into the match.
Ashland is now 5-2 heading into its rematch against SA at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon at the Johnson Athletic Complex in Presque Isle.
With most Aroostook County squads now on harvest break, the focus for many shifts to maintaining positive momentum through the practice for the next few weeks. The last countable day for regular season soccer games is Oct. 19.
In the Heal Point standings for Eastern Class B, Presque Isle (3-2-1, 17.5383) is currently third out of 18 teams.
In Eastern Class D, Washburn (7-3-2, 47.2524 points) is first in the 15-team region, while Ashland (5-2, 36.2500) is fourth; Central Aroostook (4-4-1, 20.1374) is fifth; Fort Fairfield (5-4-1, 19.7959) is sixth; Easton (6-5, 13.6813) is seventh.
The following is a recap of games played through Monday.
Hermon 1, Presque Isle 0 — At Presque Isle Saturday, the Wildcats were shut out by the visiting Hawks, despite out-shooting Hermon 20-3 on the day. Jasmine St. Pierre scored the game’s only goal for Hermon.
Meredith Stewart had two saves on three shots for the Wildcats, while Mikayla Treadwell had 15 saves on 20 shots for the Hawks.
“It was one of those frustrating games,” Presque Isle coach Ralph Michaud said. “We hit the cross bar. I give Hermon credit. They played a very physical game and it will be a tough rematch next week.”
Central Aroostook 5, Limestone-MSSM 1 — At Limestone Thursday, Vicki McIntyre scored two goals, while Olivia Garrison added a goal and an assist for the Panthers. Rachael Grew and Whitney Klein also had solo goals for CAHS, while Marissa Anthony and Kristen Long each had an assist.
Paige Garrison had seven saves on 17 shots for CAHS.
Presque Isle 9, Mattanawcook 1 — At Lincoln Thursday, Presque Isle cruised past the Lynx as Kayla Richards tallied three goals, while Chandler Guerrette and Chelsea Nickerson each had two goals and Megan Ireland and Kaitlyn McPherson each had solo goals.
Ashland 3, Southern Aroostook 1 — At Dyer Brook Sept. 15, Brooke Labelle tallied three unanswered goals to spark Ashland past defending Class D state champs Southern Aroostook. Kayla Cote provided assists on two goals for the Hornets.
Macie Bellanceau stopped five of six shots for Ashland, while Mallary Lawlor had 13 saves on 19 shots for the Warriors.
“This was a big win for us,” Ashland coach Peter Belskis said. “When you are facing a team that has won 32 consecutive games, I don’t know if our kids believed they could beat them [SACS]. It took a really strong effort from every player.”
Washburn 1, Fort Fairfield 1 — At Fort Fairfield Sept. 15, Lindsey Blackstone scored with 21 minutes left in regulation to help Washburn salvage a tie. Carmen Bragg assisted on the goal for the 7-3-2 Beavers while Rayah Saucier saved 10 of 14 shots.
Kylie Plourde scored in the second half for Fort Fairfield off Janae Libby’s assist. Katy Donovan had 17 saves on 23 shots.
