The Cedar Ridge men’s soccer team has had some near-miss early in its Big 7 Conference slate. On Wednesday night, they broke through with a 5-2 win over South Granville at Red Wolves Stadium. Senior Julian Ashton scored the first hat trick of his career, including scoring the game-winning goal in the first half. Ashton drew the final goal of the night when he was fouled in the box, leading to a penalty kick. He scored his third goal of the night when he rolled a shot from the spot in the lower left corner. Silas Potts and Sawyer Smith scored the other Cedar Ridge goals as the Red Wolves earned its first league win of the year. Cedar Ridge had 22 shots on net. Grady Coleman made six saves and earned the win. Cameron Gillmore came in and played the final 35 minutes for the Red Wolves. Sophomore Ryan Finnegan, senior Noah Koehler and senior Gavin Ryan each had assists for Cedar Ridge. The Red Wolves are now 3-6-1 overall, 1-2 in the Big 7 Conference. On Monday, Cedar Ridge will host Orange in the opening leg of the Rosewood Wealth Management Cup, the second year of the competition. It’s a home-and-home series between Orange and Cedar Ridge. The Panthers are the defending champions.
