Jackson, MS-Fresh off a win Wednesday night against Crichton College, the Belhaven men's soccer team is making preparations for their showdown with Shorter College Saturday night. Shorter comes into the match ranked number 16 in the latest NAIA Men's Soccer top 25 poll. However, the Hawks are coming off a heartbreaking loss to Reinhardt College 1-0 as Phillip Overby hit a game winning goal in the closing minute of action Wednesday night.
Juan Rodriguez leads the Blazer offense with 8 goals, 2 assists, and 18 points on the season. Goalkeeper
Zach Wallace has been stellar in net with 33 saves and a 9-0-1 record. As a team, the Blazers are averaging 2.5 goals per game and holding opponents to .2 goals per contest. Belhaven is also outshooting the opponents 14.3 to 6.8 shots per game.
The Blazers enter the game with a record of 9-0-1 while the Hawks record stands at 6-2. Saturday nights match kicks off at 7 at H.T. Newell field.