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Posted: Oct 07, 2023

The Kings avoid being snake bitten as they shut out the Rattlers

The Kings avoid being snake bitten as they shut out the Rattlers
Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 35:00 - Grant Johnson (RDP)
1st - 37:00 - Jaeden Swartz (RDP)
Game Leaders
MHC
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: N/A
Sv: Maksymilian Slaweta - 8
RDP
G: 2 Players (#07, #09) - 1
A: Nicholas Sheasgreen - 1
Sh: N/A
Sv: Brian Murray - 5
Team Stats
Full stats

Red Deer, October 7, 2023 - The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings played their best match of the season as they shutout the Medicine Hat College Rattlers on this Thanksgiving weekend.

The Kings were given an early opportunity off a free kick just outside the 18-yard box which was taken by striker Jaeden Swartz (Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences) but it was stopped easily stopped by the Rattlers keeper.

The stalemate was finally broken in the late stages of the first half after striker Grant Johnson (Legal Assistant) put one away on a breakaway off a beautiful pass by defender Nicholas Sheasgreen (Open Studies).

Moments later, Swartz would score for the second consecutive week to give the Kings some insurance with minutes left to go in the first 45 minutes as he finished one into the back of the net with authority.

In the second half, the play of game calmed down but in the last 20 minutes of the match, the Kings peppered the Rattlers net with a couple of shots but could not beat the keeper and the Medicine Hat defender who both came up with last second saves to keep it a two goal deficit.

Murray came up with another huge save for the Kings off a point-blank shot in the six-yard box from midfielder Joel Lehr (University Studies) who volleyed it off a cross from the sideline.

The goal chances kept coming for the visitors but they just could not hit the net. On a late free kick just outside the Polytechnic's 18-yard box, Medicine Hat attempted a shot on net but placed it just wide of the target.

But the second half ended scoreless and the Kings managed to walk away with a 2-0 victory over the Rattlers.

With his first clean sheet of his ACAC career, goalkeeper Brian was named the Kings player of the match with midfielder Tata Mugisha (University Studies) taking home the honours for the Rattlers.

The Kings will be back in action tomorrow afternoon as they take on the Lethbridge College Kodiaks with the Rattlers heading down to Olds to take on the Broncos. Both matches will kick-off at 2 pm.