Soccer Recap: Cardinal Mooney Find Success

By Team Reports Dec 3, 2024, 6:29am

Soccer Recap: Cardinal Mooney vs. Patel

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Cardinal Mooney won the last time they faced Patel, and things went their way on Monday too. The Cardinal Mooney Cougars beat the Patel Trailblazers by a goal, winning 2-1. Mark Yencik had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Cougars.

Cardinal Mooney used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Patel. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Chase Niles (62), Kaeden Shouse (61), and Samuel Shamsey (67). The trio had averaged 37.1, 32.4, and 29.5 minutes respectively before Monday's match. Shamsey made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.

The win got Cardinal Mooney back to even at 3-3-2. As for Patel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Cardinal Mooney will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. As for Patel, they are taking a road trip to face off against Tampa Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Patel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.

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