Golz' penalty kick wins it for Huskies

After struggling in its first seven games of the season, the Oak Park boys soccer team decided it needed more team unity.

So the Huskies shaved their heads - including coach Paul Wright.

 

Since that night when the clippers came out, Oak Park has been on a roll. Wright's crew ran its winning streak to six on Tuesday with a 1-0 West Suburban Silver victory over Downers North in Oak Park.

"After we lost to St. Patrick for the first time in a long, long time, we decided we needed to get on the same page," Wright said. "Everyone was over at (forward) Drew Golz' house and someone saw a pair of clippers."

Golz (11 goals), who earned a spot on the Pepsi Showdown All-Tournament team on Sunday, recorded the game's lone goal on a penalty kick 10 minutes into the second half. Thanks to the solid defensive play of Mike Studer, Mark Bernthal registered the shutout in goal for the Huskies (8-4-1, 3-0), which will host Morton Wednesday.