Westfield Voc-Tech’s Colin Fecteau attempts to dribble past a pair of Commerce defenders yesterday at Jachym Field. (Photo by Chris Putz)
WESTFIELD – Commerce scored three second-half goals, including two unanswered in the final 7-plus minutes to defeat host Westfield Voc-Tech 3-1 yesterday.
Commerce scored the game’s first goal in the 44th minute.
Voc-Tech tied the game at 1-1 with about eight minutes remaining on a goal from Alex Makurchuk. Makurchuk scored on a pass from Colin Fecteau.
But 30 seconds later, Commerce worked the ball down field on the ensuing possession and scored. With Voc-Tech’s defense leaning toward the offensive side of the ball trying to net the equalizer, the Red Raiders added an insurance goal.
“We’ve had a hard time finishing right now,” said Voc-Tech coach Kyle Dulude. “We had a lot of scoring chances.”
Sixteen shots, in fact.
“They were just not hard quality shots,” said Dulude, also noting the Tigers’ failure to follow through on rebounds. “We gave a great effort. We have nothing to hang our heads about. Hopefully, we’ll learn from today and move on.”
It was the first loss of the season for Voc-Tech (1-1), who rallied past Putnam 2-1 last Friday.
Also, in other games, Southwick-Tolland hosted Belchertown. No results were available as of press time this morning.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Southwick 6, Renaissance 0
Izzy Burns and Jess Teodore had two goals apiece for Southwick. Rams’ Alexis Peterson and Paige Cool had one each.
Megan Zabek finished with three Southwick saves in net.
Agawam 3, Westfield 1
Agawam scored in the 11th minute, Jules Sharon netted the tying goal on a pass from Emily Chrzanowski, and the Brownies pulled away with two goals.
Amelia Tooker had four saves in net for Westfield, and Celena Nunez had three.
