Ethan Nunes spent Sunday at the soccer field with his team’s bag of balls, practicing his shot.
The extra work for the Baylor School junior provided an early reward as Nunes jump-started a 4-0 road victory over Boyd Buchanan in Tuesday’s season opener for both squads.
Nunes opened the scoring for the Red Raiders in the 28th minute as he flashed his game-changing speed to break free down the middle and send a sizzling shot to the upper right corner of the net from just over 20 yards out.
“Ethan has the ability to change speed and direction really well and is crafty on the ball,” Baylor coach Curtis Blair said. “He has really worked hard on his game over the summer and in his spare time. He is really driven, and you can see how much better he has gotten from last year. He is very dangerous when he can turn and run at you.”
Baylor built a slim lead into a commanding one with a pair of goals a minute apart early in the second half.