With Noah Lindner’s quick-strike style of play, it is only fitting he suits up for a team called the Lightning. 

 

The Eastview junior attacker scored five goals in a 10-4 win over South Suburban Conference rival Farmington, routinely knifing his way through the Tigers defense to create numerous scoring chances.

 

“We were waiting for someone to take over the game and go hard,” Eastview coach Tim Roche said after the win. “(The players) did that in the third quarter, (and) it just rolled from there." 

 

The Lightning scored seven unanswered goals out of halftime, a far cry from the lackluster and plodding opening to the game that led to a 2-2 tie after the first two quarters.

 

Roche said that Lindner and sophomore midfielder Joe Stillings are the usual suspects when it comes to being catalysts for the Lightning offense. 

 

“They are our sparkplugs, absolutely,” Roche said of the two, who have combined for 19 of Eastview's 28 goals this season.

 

Listed at just 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, Lindner says that he uses his size to his advantage to blow past larger defenders. 

"I try to get them to cross their feet, try and get them moving," Lindner explained with a grin. “If I can get space, I’m going to get the shot because I practice that a lot."

 

Stillings scored twice in the win, and said that the Lightning’s ability to execute specific assignments on the field is also key to consistently winning. 

 

“Everyone has the desire to win, and we all know what we need to do to win,” Stillings said. “Everybody doing their job (makes) a world of difference."

 

Lindner says that execution and role-fulfillment allowed the Lightning to take over and win the game with an explosive second half.

 

“We had to get everybody to believe in themselves,” Lindner said. “When we as a team believe in ourselves, we play really well.”

Junior attacker Noah Lindner scored five goals and added an assist to lead Eastview to a 10-4 win over Farmington in South Suburban Conference action on Tuesday evening at Eastview. 

 

With the score tied 2-2 after one half of play, the Lightning (2-1, 2-1) exploded for seven unanswered goals, including five in the third quarter. 

 

Sophomore midfielder Joe Stillings added two goals for Eastview, and juniors Noah Joseph, Max Herzog and Tyler Hanson each scored one goal in the win. 

 

The Tigers (2-3, 0-3) received a goal apiece from juniors Tyler Wenck, Dante Buck, Thomas Fogarty and senior Mitch Grengs.