Martin County rolls past Lawrence in 15th Region Tournament

Senior Cardinal Laura Hale tries to beat a Paintsville defender on Oct. 1 in Martin County. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy)

BY BRITTNI MCCOY
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

PAINTSVILLE — The 15th Region Girls Soccer Tournament began last week with the Martin County Cardinals (11-7) securing an 8-0 mercy-rule victory over the Lawrence County Bulldogs (4-10) in the first round Oct. 8 at Johnson Central High School.

Faith Caldwell and senior Laura Hale shared scoring honors with four goals each.

Hale assisted on all four of her teammate’s points, Caldwell assisted on three and Emily Ledford shared the ball on one goal.

Vittoria Dellmotta saved four goals between the posts for the Cardinals in the shutout win.

Solene Gerard (5) tries to kick past Paintsville on Oct. 1 at Cardinal Stadium. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy)

Martin County is riding a three-game winning streak, all by mercy rule. The fast-paced squad is ranked 15th in the state for scoring.

The Cards are scheduled to take on region rival Prestonsburg (12-4) at 8 p.m. Monday (Oct. 14) at Johnson Central.

Head coach Steven Gauze’s team split the regular-season series with the Blackcats, suffering a 5-1 loss in August before bouncing back with a 3-2 win Sept. 7.

Martin County’s Chloe Jude dribbles down the field versus the Tigers on Oct. 1 at The Rock. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy)

Heading into the second-round matchup, Hale and Caldwell rank among the state’s top 50 in both scoring and assists. Dellmotta holds the 31st spot in shutouts with seven to her name.

Faith Caldwell kicks to a teammate near Paintsville’s goal on Oct. 1 in Inez. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy)

The winner will advance to the championship game Thursday to take on the winner of one-seed Johnson Central or four-seed Belfry.

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