By Fred Kroner
Freshmen Ethan Merritt and Macen Phillips each scored two goals on Wednesday (Oct. 6) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team shut out Tolono Unity, 7-0, at home.
Other goal-scorers for the Comets, with one apiece, were Robby Wright, Reef Pacot and Dylan Diaz.
Grant Powell contributed three assists, adding to his season (19) and career (30) school-record totals. Pacot had two assists.
Oakwood/Salt Fork held a 3-0 lead at halftime, and outshot Unity, 33-2. Freshman Saul Carillo had one save for the Comets.
Oakwood/Salt Fork (15-7) returns to action on Thursday (Oct 7) in its regular-season home finale against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin.
The Comets have won their last five matches and have allowed one total goal in those matches.
