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Mixed results for Ballaz on day one of Springs Holiday Cup

Published:Monday | December 19, 2022 | 1:15 AM
Cahvanie White (left) who scored two goals for Ballaz Academy Under-10 team in their 4-0 win against Strikers Miami FC at the Springs Holiday Cup on Saturday, celebrates one of his goals with teammate Jace Lowe at Cypress Park in Coral Springs, Florida on
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Cahvanie White (left) who scored two goals for Ballaz Academy Under-10 team in their 4-0 win against Strikers Miami FC at the Springs Holiday Cup on Saturday, celebrates one of his goals with teammate Jace Lowe at Cypress Park in Coral Springs, Florida on Saturday. Ballaz later defeated Cooper City Optimists Cobra 4-1 in their second match of the day with White again scoring a brace.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida:

Ballaz Academy experienced mixed results on day one of the Springs Holiday Cup in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday as two of the four teams won both their games played while the other two teams won one but lost the other.

On a cold, wet Saturday morning, the under-13 team failed to get going and went down 2-0 to Parkland Soccer Club but rebounded to win 2-0 against Boynton United FC later in the afternoon in warmer conditions. Christopher Reid scored in the first half while Richard Clarke scored with virtually the last kick of the match to help improve their goal difference.

The under-11 team suffered a similar fate as they, too, struggled in the cold morning conditions and went down 1-0 to Team Boca but ended their day with a 1-0 win over Parkland Soccer Club courtesy of a goal from Nathan Royal.

But as the day grew warmer, the results got better for Ballaz.

The under-12 team went two from two with dominant displays against Strikers Miami FC and Springs Soccer Club.

Led by a brace from captain Jude Davis, Ballaz beat Strikers Miami 4-1 in their mid-morning game. Jacob Smith and Orique Gordon got the other goals.

In the second game, they beat the hosts Springs Soccer Club 3-1 with Malik Campbell, Jaden Virtue, and Davis getting the goals.

The under-10 team made a real statement of intent as they also recorded consecutive wins on Saturday.

After waiting until 2:15 p.m. to take the field of play, Cahvanie White scored a brace while Braden Burkett and Makiri D’Aguilar got the other goals in their victory over Strikers Miami FC.

In the late game, the youngest Ballaz team was surprised by Cooper City Optimist Cobras who stung them early in the game to go 1-0 up but they rebounded to draw level through Kirk Holgate before a second brace of the day by White and another from D’Aguilar ensured the win and secured their spot at the top of their group.

Cahvanie White was the top scorer for Ballaz on day one with four goals.