Marietta 5, Franciscan 1

Franciscan Starters 
Chris St. George, Mikey Irvin, Sebastian Koehler, Joshua Atkinson, Nick Miller, Liam Nagle, JP Bobak, Anthony Felix, Josh Kyle, Jair Mautone & Goalkeeper - Jax Mautone 

Marietta Starters
 Roades, Grayek, Ferguson, Long, Federici, Hilt, Chappel, Dougherty, Beattie, Haines & Goalkeeper - Riccillo

How It Happened 
Franciscan Men's Soccer returned to competition after a 10 day break at Marietta on Wednesday night. The Pioneers would get the better of their non-conference opponent, the Barons, as they downed Franciscan 5-1.

Franciscan would register the first shot of the game, as sub Jonathan Schriner ripped a low shot that was saved. Shortly after the Pioneers got on the board, as Reggie Grayek found the back of the net to give Marietta the early edge. The Barons would go on to out shot the Pioneers for the half, but not be able to get one by the goalkeeper. In the 31st minute, Federici would convert the second goal of the night for the Pioneers on a pass from Chappel. The Barons would head into the half trailing 2-0.

The Pioneers would keep up the attack in the second half as they took six shots in the first 20 minutes of the half. Jax Mautone had a couple stellar saves to keep this one a two goal margin. In the 66th minute, the Barons broke through as Sebastian Koehler scored on an assist from JP Bobak. The Pioneers would respond eight minutes later with their third goal of the game. The Pioneers offense would then add two more goals late, as they would take 17 second half shots with four finding the back of the net. 

Inside the Numbers  
- Sebastian Koehler scored his first goal of the season.
- JP Bobak registered the first Franciscan assist of the year.
- Marietta committed 17 fouls to Franciscan's three, but the Barons were given three yellow cards on the night.
- Francisco Guizar took two shots in 19 minutes of action, one of which was on goal.
- Jax Mautone made five saves in 90 minutes of action.
- Grayek scored a pair of goals to lead the way for the Pioneers

Who's Next? 
The Barons resume action on Saturday as Christendom comes to town for a 1 pm start. This is the first men's soccer matchup between these two schools. The Crusaders will be coming to Steubenville off a win against a Patrick Henry by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday night.

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