MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - A warm evening at Valhalla Stadium warranted the conditions for a commanding victory for the Berry Vikings over the Oglethorpe Petrels. Putting an end to their streak of losses, the Vikings plan to shift the momentum in their favor starting with this 20-2 Victory.
The first period ended 9-0 in favor of the Vikings. Junior
Finn McClendon scored 2 goals along with Senior
Michael Beirne scoring 2 goals, for his 12th goal of the season. Senior Caleb Johnson scored a goal of his own marking his 4th goal of the season. JuniorÂ
Owen Morini scored a goal marking his 17th goal of the season. Junior
Collin Dean had his first goal of the match as well during this period, along with Freshman
Davis Witherspoon scoring a goal which marked his 4th of the season. To close out the first period of the game Junior
William Lee scored his first goal of the match. The Vikings already had a commanding lead heading into the 2nd period of the game.
The 2nd period showed no signs of stopping the Vikings domination as Freshman
Andrew Ingram scored his first 2 goals of the game along with Senior
Andrew Duffy who scored 2 goals of his own marking his 6th goal of the season. Finally, to close out the 1st half of the game
William Lee scored another goal marking his 7th goal of the season. The Vikings had established a lead that seemed to be insurmountable.
While the 3rd period commenced with 2 Petrels goals, the Vikings quickly turned the tides back in their favor with
Finn McClendon sealing his hat-trick, marking his 13th goal of the season. To follow this up JuniorÂ
Peter Balthazor scored a goal marking his 2nd goal of the season. With the 3rd period finishing the Vikings had the game sealed away in their favor.
The closing period of the game started with
Andrew Ingram's solidifying goal of a hat-trick, which marked his 4th goal of the season. This was followed by Freshman
Clement Smith securing his 1st goal of the season. Junior
Collin Dean scored to mark his 5th goal of the season, and to close out the game Junior
Jackson Mackie scored a goal of his own to mark his 1st goal of the season.
The Vikings plan to carry their newly found momentum against the Southern Virginia University Knights on March 28, at 12 PM in Buena Vista, Virginia.