{"id":39614,"date":"2026-09-11T22:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=39614"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:14:09","slug":"braves-claim-first-win-of-season-with-clean-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/braves-claim-first-win-of-season-with-clean-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves claim first win of season with clean sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first win of the season finally came for the Bellmont Braves and coach Jake Briede’s team Thursday night as Malachi LaVine scored a hat trick and the home team won 6-0 over Eastside for the first win of 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaVine scored his first goal early in the first half when he got behind the Blazers back line for the team’s first goal of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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mMalachi LaVine celebrates the first Bellmont goal of the season against Eastside Thursday. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gus Fuelling added to the tally with his first career goal, knocking in a corner from Romeo Antunes to make it 2-0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Malachi LaVine congratulates Gus Fuelling after the two put Bellmont up 2-0 with their first career varsity goals. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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LaVine made it 3-0 with another score near the end of the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second half with full confidence and a hunger for more goals, sophomore Garrett Scherer set up Jack Barton for a long-distance shot that will go down as the first varsity goal for Barton, as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jack Barton picked up his first goal of the season for Bellmont, as well. (Photo by Tara Riehm)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Barton could have had a second goal, but was hauled down in the box and a penalty was awarded. The coach asked the Brazilian, Antunes, to take the spot kick and he rewarded Briede with a fifth goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LaVine then finished off the hat trick to make it 6-0 with 20 to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grayson Riehm had five saves on the night, including two outstanding saves in the first half to keep the clean sheet alive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Carsten Hudson was also awarded an assist on one of LaVine’s three goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Braves are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Eastbrook to take on the Panthers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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