Southport extended their postseason success on Saturday against Lawrence North. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Lawrence North Wildcats. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Cardinals' Joshua Hu and Van Tha Cung and the Wildcats' Nahum Mendez were all carded.
Joshua Antunez was the driving force of Southport's attack as he scored both of Southport's goals, bringing his season total up to 13 goals.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Southport, bringing their record for this year to 11-7-3. As for Lawrence North, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-5-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withBloomington South at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. They are coming into the game with seven straight wins on the road, so Southport will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Lawrence North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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