Marathon enjoyed an unusual reprieve from travel with a three-game home match series last week. The first was a resounding win against Palm Glades Prep on Dec. 2, beating the Eagles 6-2. Jay Marshall punched in four goals in the match while Jayden Rosete and Erick Cinto accounted for the other two. The following night, Mater Academy Charter shut out the Fins in a 4-0 loss. Marathon’s goalkeeper, Aiden Judd, kept the game from getting out of hand with some excellent saves as he was peppered with nearly 50 shots on goal. In their final match of the week, the Fins faced Coral Shores. Marshall scored two goals and Landon Anderson found the back of the net as well, but the Dolphins could not stave off a shelling from the Hurricanes and lost the game 6-3.
The ’Canes had a net positive week, earning two wins and a loss to bring them to 5-6 on the season. After getting a 5-0 Dec. 2 loss to Keys Gate at home out of the way, Coral Shores had better luck on the road. First up was Archimedean on Dec. 4, where Preston Carroll scored one and assisted on Xol Placencia’s goal to top the Owls 2-1. Two nights later at Marathon, Colton Connolly’s hat trick made the difference against the Fins. Carroll added two more goals to his season stats and Alaric Rodriguez found the net for his first goal of the season to make it six for the ’Canes. Armando Picado was credited with an assist in the match. And though Marathon and Coral Shores may be one another’s longest-standing rivalries, this year they will not be fighting for a district championship; Marathon moved to the 2A classification, while the ’Canes remain in 3A. Monroe County’s largest high school, Key West, participates in the 4A classification.
Key West started the week off at Boca Raton on Dec. 3, where they lost to the Bobcats 2-1. Junior Sebastian Camargo scored the lone goal for the Conchs, his sixth of the season. They had better results on their home turf against a visiting North Port, earning a 2-0 win. Sonny Bowden scored one from a Loubins Fleuridor assist and Kieran Smith put in the other goal with a header off a Camargo corner kick. The Conchs’ record sits at 4-2-1 with six weeks remaining in the regular season.
