Rogers shuts out rival Heritage 6-0

ROGERS 6, ROGERS HERITGE 0

ROGERS — Jourdan Badely netted a goal just three minutes in, and five different Rogers Lady Mounties scored in a 6-0 shutout over crosstown rival Rogers Heritage on Friday at David Gates Stadium.

Badely had two goals in the match and Rogers (5-2-2, 5-2 6A-West) also got contributions scoring from Allison Golden, Hannah Hatfield, Kristen Babbitt, and Kendall Green.

Rogers girls soccer coach Oscar Cardona gave credit to his team’s mental toughness to start the match strong.

“I told our goals to go out there with high intensity, and that’s exactly what they did,” he said. “It is just a mentality thing, too, because you have to practice that way. You can’t just start off slow.”

Cardona substituted goalies at half as an opportunity to build some confidence for freshman keeper Marlene Martinez. She recorded a save and preserved the 4-0 lead Rogers built in the first half.

“We rotated her in there to give her some time, and she came out big and had a great stop near the end,” Cardona said. “I was happy with that. She stepped up to the plate for a freshman goalie who usually plays JV.”

He wants the Lady Mounties to continue playing with an ultimate mission in mind.

“It boosts our confidence, and just keeps us going knowing what our end goal is,” he said. “We want to make it all the way to the state tournament and be ready for the teams we face there. A game like this boosts our confidence.”

Rogers will host Bentonville West on April 19, while Heritage will look for its second win of the season April 13 against Springdale.