Dogs remain unbeaten with win and draw with Sharon

This week saw the Bulldog Boys Varsity Soccer team face off against Sharon High School in a home-and-home matchup that saw the dogs travel to Sharon on Wednesday and host the Eagles on Friday.  Both games were played on wet surfaces but both teams handled the conditions well.  Wednesday's game at Sharon ended in a 1-1 draw while Friday night's game in Canton saw the Bulldogs come out on top, 2-0. 

In Wednesday's draw, the Bulldogs came out strong but for the 2nd straight game, were unable to capitalize on early chances, resulting in the 'dogs allowing the Eagles to come back and bury a shot from the top of the box that came against the flow of play.  The Eagles carried much of the play from that point on, until the final 10 minutes when the Bulldog were able to create several good chances, finally resulting in Dylan Baird ('22) burying a rebound off of an Abudl Barrie ('21) free kick and earning the visitors a crucial point on the road. 

Friday night was the Bulldogs' best performance of the young season as they dominated play throughout the first half but found themselves tied with the visiting Eagles at the break.  But the 'dogs raised their level even further in the 2nd half, culminating in Colton Mirliani's ('21) bomb of a shot to the top corner off of a nice drop pass from Jacob Crugnale ('22).  Not long after the goal, Erik Valdovinos ('22), who was a handful for the Eagles left back all week, exploded into the box before being taken down from behind, earning the Bulldogs a penalty kick. Abdul Barrie stepped up and calmly tucked the penalty into the side netting, just out of reach of the outstretched Sharon keeper.   Giovanni Ruggeri earned his second shutout of the season in goal for the Bulldogs while Will Keefe ('21), Matt Giglio ('21), Jorge Sanchez ('23), and Carson Eagles ('23) were a stingy back four throughout the night. 

The Bulldogs (2-0-2) host the North Attleboro Red Rocketeers (1-2-1) on Monday at 6:00pm at CHS.  

Reminder that, due to Covid-19 Guidelines, only family members of home team student athletes will be allowed to attend the game.  Games are being live streamed. Check this blog for details.