Friday afternoon took the Eagles out to Unity Christian High School for a classic match up.

The Eagles came out looking ready to play quickly and dominate the ball early. Midfielders Micah Rogers and Tyler DeBoer were responsible for keeping the ball moving back and forth across the field to try and find the open space for the wingers to play into. The boys did a good job of challenging for 50/50 balls and remained responsible in possession, however, the first half didn't produce any goals for either team heading into half time.

The challenge for the second half was to maintain the momentum from the first half, but to turn it into a finished product. Communication levels and tenacity were paramount in trying to get some shots on goal with U'maree Talley proving himself a menace to Unity's forward line, allowing them no chance before progressing the ball forward. Finally, with about 10 minutes in the half, a ball came to Caden Hoving at the top of the box where he was able to find Jose Pedraza. Jose used a touch to set himself up before belting a beauty low and hard into the side netting to get us the 1-0 lead. Not 2 minutes later, a chance ball up the right was diligently chased down by Nate Evenhouse who got a foot on it to roll into the net getting us up 2-0. The center back pairing of Abel den Dulk and Max Michael, with Will Bufalini behind them, shut down Unity's offense for the clean sheet!