Spartans Start Tournament Run with Shutout

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Lucca Hernandez scored a pair of goals Monday as the Monument Mountain boys soccer team beat Southwick, 4-0, in the first round of the Division 4 State Tournament.

 

Mason Whiteman got the game-winner for the No. 3-seeded Spartans with an unassisted goal.

 

Sean Collins then set up Luke Guerrero to make it 2-0.

 

Hernandez scored twice – once with an assist from Whiteman – to round out the scoring.

 

Calvin Cooney and Xavier Hernandez split time in goal, each making a save in the shutout win.

 

Monument Mountain (8-8-4) will host Frontier in the Round of 16 on Wednesday. On Oct. 15, the Redhawks earned a 1-0 win in Great Barrington in the teams’ only meeting this season.