Hutchinson girls soccer teams roll past Arkansas City
The Hutchinson High School varsity girls soccer team rolled past Arkansas City 10-0 Thursday at Arkansas City and the Salthawk junior varsity won 3-0.
The Salthawk varsity improved to 7-5-1. The JV team is 6-4.
Rhyan Galyon scored 4 goals and added 1 assist. Azul Maciel scored 4 goals and had 4 assists. Also scoring goals for the Salthawks were Sophie Gantz and Lily Rodriguez.
“The girls came out strong and scored 5 goals in the first half,” said Hutchinson girls soccer coach Jordan Downing. “We were able to move the ball around well by connecting passes and finding our teammates feet.
“They were able to break down the defense with three to four passes before slotting a through ball to Rhyan Galyon, who then finished with four in the back of the net all in the first half. A lot of young girls got some playing time which is always nice to see.”
Hutchinson goalkeeper Graciela Medina recorded a shutout.
Karina Pineda scored 2 goals for Salthawk JV team and Ashlyn Inghram scored 1 goal. Goalkeeper Baleigh Cousins kept a clean sheet (shutout).
“The JV strung together passes and found Karina in behind twice in the first half to put them on the board first,” Downing said. “They fought off the wind and didn’t allow Ark City to score throughout the whole game. Rylynn Carey and Ruby Foster lead the backline and ultimately the JV to their sixth win of the season.”
The Hutchinson varsity and JV soccer teams play at Derby Tuesday and host Maize South Tuesday.