ANNA MARIA ISLAND – With fresh legs and energy-filled kids thanks to the tropical storm threat that caused a delay in indoor soccer play, the Shady Lady 8- to 11-year-old indoor soccer team looked to be the easy winner against the Beach Bums squad last Tuesday night.
The team, however, appeared to lose its mental edge, giving their opponent the opening they needed to come back and win the game by three goals.
Camden Rudacille and Jesse Zaccagnino did the scoring for the Shady Lady team, with a single for Rudacille and two for Zaccagnino.
On the other end of the field, brothers Cale Rudacille and Jack Zaccagnino protected the goal with five and four saves, respectively.
The early work of the Rudacille and Zaccagnino dynamic duos just was not enough to win the game.
The Beach Bums scoring came off the feet of Turner Worth with two goals and Savannah Coba with three points for her team. Worth and Coba each had an assist in the win.
Another dynamic duo brother powerhouse came from the Sato brothers, Dylan and Brandon. Taking turns as the Beach Bums goalkeeper, D. Sato had five saves in the game and B. Sato made two stops of his own.
In the second game of the evening, team Moss Builders retained their undefeated status, with plenty of season left.
Austin Guess had 16 stops in the game for Moss Builders team. Three goalies were kept busy on the Solid Rock Construction squad. The duos dominated again in this game with Chad and Liam Nunez in the goal. C. Nunez made a critical stop and L. Nunez prevented the score twice against the Moss Builders’ offense.
Isaac Roadman topped the goalie charts for his team with four saves, helping to keep the score of the game close.
Offensively, the shooters were on fire. The Schneider family scored four of the six goals for Moss Builders. Jack Schneider topped the scoring with two points. Dean and Guy Schneider each had a goal.
Putting more statistics in the books for the Schneider talented trio, G. Schneider had an assist along with teammate Aiden Guess with an assist and a lone goal.
The talented trios continue to perform on the indoor soccer court with Addie Guess’ goal to add to those of Aiden and the saves by Austin.
The Moss Builders’ win cannot overshadow the work on the offensive side of the field by The Solid Rock crew. In addition to his action in goal, C. Nunez put two points on the scoreboard.
Continuing with the triple threat in the game, I. Roadman’s sibling Obadiah Roadman, scored a goal, while sister Bella played a supporting role.
The duo dominance continued with the strike and score by Solid Rock Construction’s McKenna Darak, while Madi Darak assisted her team.
The two teams will meet again on Tuesday, July 27, with the championship game scheduled for Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m.
Sun Scoreboard
Tuesday, June 29
Youth Indoor Soccer – 8- to 11-Year-Old League
Beach Bums (1-1-0) 6
Shady Lady (1-1-0) 3
Solid Rock Construction (0-2-0) 5
Moss Builders (2-0-0) 6
