Alex Hutchinson scored three goals to lead Cardinal to a 3-0 win at Brookfield on Thursday, but he wasn’t the only Husky to have a shot at the goal.
Cardinal outshot Brookfield, 39-2, in the game.
“We got off 39 shots and the ball was in the 18 most of the game,” said Cardinal coach Mike Topalian. “We just couldn’t put it in. Besides Alex, our shooting was poor. Shot after shot went high and wide or hit too softly. First touches were way off also. We really need to tighten the offense up down the stretch. It was a very lackadaisical and unproductive offense today.”
Hutchinson now has seven goals on the year.
“Alex carried us on his back this afternoon,” Topalian said. “He played poised and under control, he worked the ball from midfield to the box and got off good shots and put three in. He’s been sick and fighting minor injuries, so we are very proud of his work.”
He entered the game with more assists than goals scored this season.
“It’s pretty nice,” Hutchinson said of notching the hat trick. “Normally, I’m the one setting up goals not scoring them, but it’s nice to be able to get a hat trick for the team. My team was sending me some good balls and I got lucky to get open the times that I did to get a shot off. Scoring a hat trick going into one of our biggest games of the season is very good. Kirtland is a very good team and it’s going to be a tough game, but I’m feeling pretty good. Hopefully, I can get chances to score against them too.”
Austin Miller recorded two saves in notching his fourth shutout of the season.
“The defense played well and kept the ball in our offensive end for 80-percent of the game,” Topalian said.
Jacob Villalta and Todd Wright both had assists for the Huskies, who improved to 5-5-1 with a trip to Kirtland scheduled for Tuesday.
