An on-again-off-again drizzle and soggy field didn't dampen our Bengals' spirit Thursday night as they came back from a two-goal deficit late in the second half to walk away with a 5-5 tie against Berkshire High School.
Tony Smith scored three times for Bendictine and Alex Fatica scored twice. Aaron Gilliam recorded two assists, and Jonathan Diaz, Fatica, and Aaron Davis each had one. The Bengals took 24 shots on goal.
On the other side of the ball, senior Bryse Cirjak, known to Benedictine fans simply as No. 21, dominated play for Berkshire. Cirjak scored three times, while No. 19 Gabriel Skol scored twice.
Benedictine struck first a couple of minutes into the game when Smith scored. The lead changed hands after that, and Benedictine found themselves down 3-2 at the half. Berkshire stretched the lead to 5-3 by late in the second half.
But Bengal senior co-captains Diaz, Fatica, and Jacob Maclin turned up the heat on the field, rallying the team through their words and stepped-up, hard-nosed play. Benedictine scored twice, and pressured Berkshire near its goal in the final minutes of the game. The Bengal defense played tough, making key stops and saves as the clock wound down.
"We didn't give up at the end. We fought back," said Assistant Coach Giuseppi DiPio.
"I liked our heart, that we didn't give up," added Head Coach Michael Perez.
"We missed some opportunities," Perez said. "Our team work was better. Now they're showing me they're ready to take this to the next step."
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