The Logan-Rogersville Wildcats came to the Marshfield pitch tonight to play the Blue Jays. After a long dry spell of losses the Jays brought the Wildcats down. The Jays struck early just 5 minutes into the game when Ethan Jernigan put one past the Wildcat keeper. But Jernigan was just getting started, he got a hat trick in the first half of the match. Jernigan’s second goal came from an assist by Robert Martin just a few minutes later. Martin also assisted in the 3rd goal when he sent the ball up to Jernigan from a corner kick in the 22nd minute of play. Martin didn’t just serve to Jernigan he also sent an assist up to Ethan Replogle who booted it into the net with just over nine minutes left in the half. Thus, the Jays went to halftime with a 4-0 lead.
The second half started off with Robert Martin getting a goal from a penalty kick just two minutes in. The next goal came when Willis Zirschky sent a corner kick up to Ethan Jernigan, making his fourth goal of the night. The Wildcats then answered with a goal of their own to bring the score to 6-1. The Jays were not to be stopped though, DJ Hensley was the next one put the ball in the box. With the clock reading 7:14, Robert Martin got his second goal of the night with the assist going to Colton Harden. Once again Logan-Rogersville came back to score one for themselves. The Jays weren’t done yet though, Willis Zirschky booted his first goal of the game unassisted, in stoppage time. Next Robert Martin got his 3rd goal, giving him a hat trick also. The final goal of the night came off the foot of Willis Zirschkky from a free kick , giving him a total of 2 goals for the evening. The final score was 11-2. GREAT JOB JAYS!!
The JV Jays also had a good night. Once again the JV Jays took the field 3 men down, playing a field of 11 with just 8 men. The team played hard and held the Wildcats 0-0 at the half. The second half, the Jays got 2 goals, both off the foot of DJ Hensley to bring the JV team a well deserved victory. Keeper Nic Yonter got a shut out. Final score 2-0. GO JAYS!!!
As an added note, I have to give big credit to the Logan-Rogersville Wildcats for never giving up. They are a new program this year and they never gave up , but continued to play with real heart. My hat goes off to them! There is definitely a promising future there.
The Jays will play their next game at home Thursday night against Lebanon. Game time 4:30. GO JAYS!!!
