COLUSA, CA (MPG) – After having last Monday’s matches against Hamilton City cancelled due to the rainy weather, the RedHawk girls and boys’ soccer teams took to the pitch two days later for their first matches of the new year where both posted shutout wins over visiting Maxwell.
In the first match of the double dip, the Colusa girls displayed some firepower coming away with the 8-0 victory.
Leading the charge for the RedHawks was Lizbet Ayala, as she ended the day with nine total points after scoring four times and assisting on another.
Also turning in an impressive performance was Natalee Stegall, who recorded her second hat trick of the season.
Two other standouts in the match were Itzel Cruz and Janell Garcia, with Cruz accounting for a goal and two assists, while Garcia finished a pair of assists.
Furthermore, both Cruz and Garcia were instrumental in allowing Colusa (5-4-1) to dominate possession by keeping the ball in the attacking half.
In the nightcap, the RedHawk boys (3-6-1) followed suit by dispatching the Panthers 4-0 behind a hat trick from Karmin Cruz.
Eric Gonzalez also put one in the back of the net for Colusa.
While it was the only match of the week for the RedHawks, the Panthers hosted Shasta Charter (Redding) in their Mid-Valley Valley League openers on the following day.
Although no other information was made available, the Maxwell boys emerged with a 2-0 victory although the girls fell 1-11.
This week, the two RedHawk squads commenced with Sacramento Valley League when they traveled to Winters on Jan. 13 then returned home to entertain Pierce on Jan. 15.
On the other hand, the Panther boys (1-1) were on the road to face MVL foes Redding Christian on Monday, Los Molinos on Wednesday then welcomed Hamilton City to town on Thursday, while the girls’ (0-2) only announced game was against Los Molinos.