Cavs cruise in soccer showdown with Smyrna

Smyrna's Faith Gomez works between Middletown's Breanna Brown (left) and Linley Howard in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Lily Holcroft tries to play the ball past Smyrna's McKenna Wilson in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Hailey Rosan pursues Middletown's Gabriella Riley in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Flannery Grimm (left) tries to move past Smyrna's Emily Dunlop in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Lily Holcroft (second from left) vies for a header with Smyrna's Desiree Zapata in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Linley Howard (left) moves against Smyrna's Desiree Zapata in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Aleisa Clarke watches as the ball is advanced by Middletown's Mia Kolbjornsen in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's (from left) Cara Cimo, Gabriella Riley and Lily Holcroft celebrate a goal by Holcroft in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Madison McFarlin (left) moves for the ball in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Flannery Grimm tries to get the ball past Smyrna's Emily Dunlop (13) in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Halle Geiger chips a shot over the net for a save in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Cara Cimo (left) and Mia Kolbjornsen (9) jump for a header against Smyrna attackers including Desiree Zapata (right) in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Aleisa Clarke (6) and Middletown's Riley Carey watch the ball in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Madison Yarborough clears the ball in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win against Smyrna at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Lily Holcroft (left) and Smyrna's Hailey Rosan come together in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Breanna Brown (left) defends as Smyrna's Desiree Zapata controls the ball in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Desiree Zapata (left) and Middletown's Gabriella Riley converge in front of Smyrna's Aleisa Clarke in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Flannery Grimm works against Smyrna's McKenna Wilson in the first half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Kaelyn Mickulus (left) and Middletown's Jaqueline McKenna vie for the ball in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Desiree Zapata (left) and Middletown's Gabriella Riley fight for the ball in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Jocelyn Tejeda (left) and Middletown's Jacqueline McKenna push for the ball in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Breanna Brown switches to goal in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win against Smyrna at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Kaelyn Mickulus (2) defends as Middletown's Gabriella Riley drives for the net in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Gabriella Riley works on offense against Smyrna's (from left) Emily Dunlop, Hailey Rosan and Abigayle Osborne in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Marlayna Pennington pushes the ball away from danger in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Lily Holcroft (left) and Gabriella Riley celebrate a goal by Riley in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Peyton Macfarlane (left) tangles with Middletown's Madison Yarborough in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Drew Cimo (left) tries to move past Smyrna's Jocelyn Tejeda in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Abigayle Osborne (left) and Desiree Zapata (17) defend against Middletown's Gabriella Riley in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Riley Carey (left) works on offense as Smyrna's McKenna Wilson moves in during the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Smyrna's Peyton Macfarlane (left) and Middletown's Cara Bosco fight for the ball in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Charlotte Hildick (left) pushes the ball upfield in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's Kaitlyn Joshua works on defense in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win against Smyrna at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Middletown's (from left) Lily Holcroft, Flannery Grimm and Gabriella Riley celebrate Grimm's score, the last goal of the day late in the Cavaliers' 5-0 win against Smyrna at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The trio provided all five goals in the game, with Holcroft and Riley each netting two.

Middletown's Liliana Napolin blasts the ball out of the Middletown defensive end in the second half of the Cavaliers' 5-0 win against Smyrna at Middletown, Thursday, March 28, 2024.