Avery Pomerleau had four goals and an assist leading the visiting Monmouth Mustangs to a 6-0 win over Wiscasset Saturday afternoon. Pomerleau hammered home the only goal the Mustangs needed eight minutes into the game.

The Wolverines’ first scoring opportunity came at the 30-minute mark. Matt Martin chipped a corner kick to the goalmouth. Matt Chapman was there but his head ball shot was caught by Monmouth goalie Bradley Neal. With 19:46 left, Pomerleau scored again to make it a 2-0 ballgame.

The second half began with a fine defensive play by Wolverine Matt Eckert running down and denying Shane Kenniston on a fast break to the net. The Wolverine backfield of Josh Gabriele, Matt Smith, Josh Jones and Eckert turned away a dozen or more Mustang drives. Pomerleau then picked up his third goal at 37:47 on a corner kick. Pomerleau struck again at 28:38 to make it a 4-0 ballgame.

The game then took an unfortunate turn after a Wolverine was whistled for roughness and issued a yellow card. At 28:38, Monmouth was whistled for a handball just outside the 18-yard line. The Monmouth bench protested the call and the referees stopped the game to refer to the SPA rulebook, then called for a drop ball. When play finally resumed, the referees reversed their call awarding Monmouth possession of the ball.

At 24:34, Nate Camire scored with Pomerleau assisting. The Wolverines then drove deep, forcing Neal out of the net. Neal became tangled up with one of his own players, leaving the goal wide open. Wiscasset’s Brian Foye wasn’t able to run down the ball before it was deflected out of bounds setting up a corner kick. Foye took the corner kick but Matt Chapman was whistled for a dangerous play, the referee ruling Chapman’s foot was too high when he made contact with the ball.

With 16:30 left, play was interrupted again after the referee asked the athletic director to deal with an unruly fan. When the game resumed, Cody Michaud’s rung a shot off the goal post and into the net for the Mustangs’ final goal.

A few minutes later, the referee stopped play again, to issue a yellow card for unsportsmanlike behavior to the Monmouth coach.

Among high points for Wiscasset, Caleb Gabriele did a nice job filling in as goalkeeper for Sam Strozier who was away at wrestling camp. Gabriele had recorded a dozen saves in the first half, adding six more in the last 40 minutes of play.

Saturday’s loss dropped the Wolverines to 1-6 while Monmouth remained unbeaten at 7-0. Things don’t get easier. The next four games are all on the road against Mt. Abram, Winthrop, Carrabec and Spruce Mountain. You can catch the team at home again on Oct. 6 hosting Hall-Dale at 7 p.m.