The Wellington Wolverines extended their postseason success on Tuesday against the Olympic Heights Lions. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 3-0 shutout. Considering Wellington has won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jordan Fernandez and
Bianca Knight, who scored all three of Wellington's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 17 so far this season.
Olympic Heights was without their leading scorer, Sofia Averalo, in Tuesday's matchup. With Averalo sitting this one out, Ava Finnerty got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 49.52).
The victory was the sixth in a row for Wellington, bringing their record for this year to 14-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those six matches. As for Olympic Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-4.
Wellington will be playing in front of their home fans against Treasure Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Treasure Coast will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Wellington is ranked 49th). Olympic Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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