The 3A #1 Noblesville Millers faced off against 3A #17 Westfield Shamrocks Tuesday night. It was a packed house for the Millers’ pink out game– an annual contest that provides proceeds to the Megan S. Ott Foundation in support of cancer research.

The Millers dominated possession through most of the match. They had several early shots on goal that were saved by the Shamrocks’ keeper. The Millers got the first goal of the evening in the 26th minute on a beautiful combination play, truly exemplifying the teamwork of this Miller squad. The goal started with defender Brady Horn picking off a sloppy pass from the Shamrocks and playing a ball out to Spencer Holland on the right flank. Holland took a peek over his shoulder, chipped the ball past the Shamrock defender, and demonstrated his speed chasing it down. After dribbling the ball into the offensive third, he cut it in and found Jake Johns at the top of the D. Johns hit a one-time pass back to a streaking Palmer Ault, who slotted a one-time pass across the top of the 18 to Brayden Doll. Ault continued his run as Doll slotted a ball through the Shamrocks’ back line. Ault finished underneath a diving goalkeeper.

The Millers came out of halftime up 1-0. The midfield continued to distribute the ball well throughout the field. This led to another Miller goal in the 56th minute by Holland. The goal came directly off a strong throw-in from Brayden Doll. The final Miller goal came in the 69th minute. The play started at midfield with Michael Crandley controlling the ball and finding Doll’s feet. Doll slotted a ball through to Holland who put a shot on frame. This put the Millers up 3-0 before the game was called due to lightning with just under 9 minutes remaining.

Miller goalkeeper Gabe Ingle, and the defensive line of Brady Horn, Drew Cochran, Andy Stansfield, and Cole Bramblett, delivered their sixth clean sheet of the season.

The man of the match and championship belt was given to Holland. After the game Holland said, “It was a great team win and everyone did a great job. The defense made stops, the midfield tracked back and created opportunities, and the offense put away the chances which got us the win.”

The next match for the Millers is Saturday against St. Ignatius (Ohio). The game will be played at neutral site Purdue University Fort Wayne.