Maybe it was a matter of playing on a drier turf, or perhaps it simply was a case of taking out frustrations over losing streaks. Whatever the reasons, both Angelina College soccer teams came out fast and furious in taking a pair of Sunday wins over Jacksonville College.
Playing on the field at Abe Martin Stadium rather than on the sodden grass and mud at Jase Magers Field, both the women and men each exploded offensively, with the Lady Roadrunners taking a 10-0 win and the Roadrunners capturing an 8-2 win in conference play.
Jerissa Grimes scored a hat trick for the ladies, netting all three of her goals in the first half. Italli Suarez added two goals, Jade Dewbre scored her 15th of the season and Gabriel Bradford, Sasha Moreira, Jasmin Keller and Stephany Lopez each added goals in breaking a two-game losing streak – both to nationally ranked teams – for the Lady Roadrunners. AC’s ladies (6-4, 4-3) moved into sole possession of third place in Region XIV behind undefeated Tyler and Navarro.
In the men’s contest, Othonn Ruy sparked a win against his former team – he spent his freshman season in 2017 with the Jaguars – with a sparkling four-goal effort. Teammate Jesus Cerda added the first hat trick of his career, and Josue Salazar added his third goal of the season in the win. Damian Ramirez assisted on two of AC’s goals as the Roadrunners claimed their first conference win of the season.
Jacksonville’s only goals came via penalty kicks, both from Leonardo Santos.
Both the Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners will spend the weekend in Mississippi, taking on Mississippi Gulf Coast College on Saturday and Pearl River College on Sunday. The teams will resume conference play on Saturday, Oct. 6 at home against Northeast Texas Community College.
The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
