Poway beats Mt. Carmel to set up biggest game of the year. 2-2-2012

Poway shuts out Mt. Carmel 3-0. Poway jumped on Mt. Carmel early when Sasha Peranteau put back in a rebound off a throw in by Ben Faller 3 minutes into the game. They increased the lead at the 17 minute mark when Bryce Flores took a Eric Budniewski pass, made a nice move to his left and then sent a left footed blast past the goaltender from 25 yards out. The half ended with Poway leading 2-0.

Poway kept up the pressure in 2nd half and finished off the scoring in the 27th minute when Eric Budniewski hooked a shot past the wall on a free kick into the corner of the net. Poway was able to rest the starters for the remainder of the game. Philip Bru registered his league leading 9th shut-out of the year.

With the win Poway remains in 1st place in the toughest division in So. Cal. Looks like the biggest game of the year will be Tuesday when Poway travels to Torrey Pines for a 5:00pm game. The winner of the game will be in the drivers seat for the league title and a high seed in the upcoming C.I.F. Playoffs. Poway raised their record to 14-3-4 with the win.