It figures that when it finally decided to rain for the first time since sometime this spring there was a game to be played. Green traveled to the lakeshore to take on Eastlake North. The Rangers had been up and down all season but had already played GlenOak and Lake close.

They would not play Green close today. The Bulldogs led within 10 minutes and looked good money for more. Eastlake won a penalty shortly thereafter and appeared to have a lifeline back into the game. What Lake and GlenOak didn't have going for them, though, was the best keeper in the Federal League. Max Sitko saved the penalty, ran down the rebound, and sent the Bulldogs flying into the counterattack. 12 seconds later it was 2-0.

Green never looked back. The team stayed focused enough to hang on to a clean sheet, but the story of the second half was Baki Elghrainey getting his first goal of a season that has been plagued by a knee injury and the effervescent Sam Matos making his varsity return after a massive knee injury of his own. Hour long trips are rarely enjoyable, but that ride back is a lot better when the job has been well done.