Boys Soccer: Middletown South Getting Hot After Win Over Middletown North

The Class B North division is a treacherous one, stacked with talent from top to bottom…and Middletown South is planted in the middle of the standings.

“We’re a pretty good team, so I think it says a lot about the type of talent we have in this division,” said Middletown South head coach Patrick Petretta, who in his 11th season with the Eagles.

Middletown South is certainly a skilled unit, as the Eagles have played to a record of 7-4-1 through its first 12 games, and are 3-1-1 since Sept. 23.

That date is significant in Middletown South’s season, as it marks a matchup with cross-town rival Middletown North, and what’s more, a victory over the Lions that snapped a two-game losing streak (consecutive shutouts against Long Branch and Ocean Township) and appears to have righted the Eagles’ ship.

“It’s a game we always look forward to playing each season,” said Petretta. “It’s a rivalry game. There’s town bragging rights on the line so the guys always get up for it. And and it can go a long way for whichever team wins it.”

The Eagles took a 4-2 decision from the Lions, as sophomore Danny Minze notched a pair of goals, while classmate Tyler Jerome and junior Jonathan Santos each found the back of the net.

For Minze, the goals contributed toward his team-leading fourth and fifth of the season, while Santos registered his fourth of the year to go with a club-best five assists.

“Those two guys have been really solid for us,” said Petretta. “They’re a couple of players we’re really excited about. We’re excited to see what they can do the rest of the season and in the future.”

Though the Eagles dropped their next game to another tough divisional opponent in Monmouth Regional, a goal by Matt Glynn made a 1-0 winner out of Middletown in the club’s following outing over Wall Township, before a 5-5 stalemate against Manasquan and 3-2 victory over Red Bank Catholic (with goals by Minze, Alex Sigua and Mike Zito).

 

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