Mustang booters to host Rams in N-O finale

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Steven Anderson, who scored the game winner in Tuesday’s big win over previously unbeaten Akron, and his Medina/Lyndonville teammates will host Roy-Hart at 4:30 p.m. Thursday to close out the N-O season.

Two teams on a roll will meet in the Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer season finale Thursday as Medina/Lyndonville hosts Roy-Hart at 4:30 p.m. at Vets Park.

Medina/Lyndonville has won four of its last five outings including a huge 1-0 victory over previously undefeated (10-1) champion Akron Tuesday to improve to 7-2-2 in the league and 9-4-2 overall while Roy-Hart has won three in a row to go to 5-5-1 and 7-6-1 overall.

The Mustangs upended Akron on a second half goal by Steven Anderson, off an assist from James Ianni. The goal was the team leading 14th of the season for Anderson who also has 4 assists. Ianni is second on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 12 assists.

The victory was Medina/Lyndonville’s first over Akron since their first meeting in the 2010 season. Ironically that 4-3 win by the Mustangs was the Tigers only N-O set back of that season.

In all, the Mustangs have had a total of 10 players contribute to the goal production so far this season as Anthony Pane has 6 goals and 6 assists, Greg Husung 3 goals and 4 assists. Ben Howell 3 goals and 1 assist, Scott Barber 2 goals and 5 assists, Aaron Feltz 2 goals and 1 assist, Josh White 1 goal and 2 assists and Barry Rogenmoser and Ben Martin 1 goal each.

Roy-Hart likewise has a total of 10 goal scorers as Alex Stoddard has 6 goals and 3 assists, Josh Baptiste 5 goals, Lyle Wagner 4 goals and 6 assists, Jesus Campos 4 goals and 4 assists, David Brooks 2 goals and 3 assists, Hans Johnson 2 goals and Cody Breedlove, John Coleman, James DiLorenzo and Kyle Shanahan 1 goal each.

Baptiste netted the Rams lone goal Tuesday in a narrow 1-0 win at Wilson.

Medina/Lyndonville and Roy-Hart played to a 3-3 overtime tie in their earlier season meeting as Gasport.

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Medina visits Barker Thursday
In a bit of a scheduling irony, Medina visits Barker at 4:30 Thursday afternoon in a Niagara-Orleans League game as the Lady Raiders look to rebound from Tuesday’s 1-0 loss at Kenmore which snapped nine year N-O unbeaten streak.

Ironically, Medina was the last team to beat Barker in N-O action before Kenmore’s win Tuesday. The Mustangs downed the Lady Raiders by a 3-1 score in the third game of the 2005 season.

Since then Barker had put together an incredible 116 N-O game unbeaten streak going 110-0-6 during that stretch until Tuesday.

Barker bounced back from the Medina loss to go 10-0-1 the rest of the 2005 season. The Lady Raiders then went 12-0-2 in 2006, 13-0-1 in both 2007 and 2008, 14-0-0 in 2009, 2010 and 2011, 11-0-1 in 2012 and 9-0 this season before Tuesday. loss to Kenmore which leaves the two teams deadlocked for the top spot at 9-1 with two games remaining.

Kenmore has home games remaining against Wilson and Akron while Barker will host Roy-Hart in the finale.