By Cort Reynolds
The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team dominated Spencerville 6-0 in the Northwest Conference opener Tuesday evening, August 30.
Allison Diller and Sami Scoles each scored two goals to pace the Pirate offense. Diller also passed out two assists.
The lopsided win lifted the Pirate record to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in NWC play. The Bearcat girls fell to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat.
Jasi Crawfis scored the game's first goal in the 18th minute on a pass from Blair Utendorf.
Diller made it 2-0 just before halftime on a goal from an Ella Armstrong assist.
Scoles made it 3-0 in the 47th minute off a feed from Diller.
Riley Eachus found the back of the net in the 69th minute unassisted.
Diller scored again two minutes later from an Eachus pass to extend the margin to 5-0. Scoles then closed the scoring with a goal in the 73rd minute via a Diller feed.
The Pirates peppered the Bearcats with 35 shots, 22 of which were on goal.
The Bearcats got off just two shots, both on goal.
Pirate keeper Julia Mehaffie made two saves in goal, while the Spencerville keeper made 22 stops.
Bluffton hosts Van Buren (4-1) Thursday evening and entertains Coldwater (3-2) Saturday night in a pair of non-league bouts.
