Ionia 3 - Belding 3.

This was one of those games where a tie felt like a loss. We needed to shakeup our lineup tongiht due to players being out due to injuries, etc. The first-half was really a difficult one for us to navigate as our team play was just not working. We gave them a penalty mid-way through the half which they scored on, and that gave Belding a boost that kept them going into the latter stages of the half. That's when we began to find our way back into the game and kept pressing for control until we finally equalled on a shot from Senior Carter Castillo.

The second half we played much better  and for the most part controlled Belding. Although Senior Zane Sarka scored two goals in that second half, Belding managed to claw back to tie the score until we landed at 3-3.

We really took too long to get our game going and that allowed Belding to be confident enough to get a result out of the game.

Freshman Trevor Castillo did well in his first varsity game, helping to shore up and stabilize our defensive line.
Sophomore, Brady Diebel really played the part when tasked with being the defensive midfielder we needed in the second half.

Stats at a Glance
Ionia 3 - Belding 3
Shots: 5

Goals:
Zane Sarka 2
Carter Castillo 1

Assists:
Zane Sarka 1
Derrick Santana 1
Caiden Sayers 1

Alex Barr - 2 saves Goals against - 1
Matt McCoy - 2 saves Goals against - 2

Overall Record: 2-2-1
Conference Record: 0-1-0