Straight’s big night leads Bellingham past Lynden

Bayhawks earn 4-2 home win over Lions

March 23, 2024 10:08 p.m.

Bellingham's Judah Straight celebrates after scoring the second goal of his hat trick Saturday, March 23 during the Bayhawks' 4-2 win over Lynden in Bellingham. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Lynden's Isaac Tadema celebrates after teammate Joshua Grace (4) scores a goal for the Lions. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Bellingham's Aidan Mcguire grabs the ball after scoring on a penalty kick and taps Lynden’s Max Jones on the shoulder. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Lynden goalie Ethan Cobb looks at the ball after blocking a Bellingham shot. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Lynden's Javier Zavala (16) heads the ball. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Bellingham’s Judah Straight (22) gets high-fives after scoring a hat trick. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

By Connor J. Benintendi Sports Editor

Bellingham senior Judah Straight notched a hat trick and the Bayhawks earned a 4-2 win over Lynden on Saturday, March 23 at Bellingham High School.

Sophomore Eduardo Briseno and senior Joshua Grace scored for Lynden (3-3-1), but it wasn’t enough to overcome Straight’s electric night for Bellingham (5-1-0). The Bayhawks won their third straight game following a season-opening loss to rival Sehome on Tuesday, March 12.

Lynden, on the other hand, had a two-game win streak snapped with the loss. The Lions had shut out Lakewood and Meridian by a combined 9-0 score over their past two games.

Next up for Bellingham is a home game versus Anacortes (2-2-1) at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 25. Lynden will have a tough matchup with Sehome (5-0-0) at 4:30 p.m. on the same day.

Connor J. Benintendi is CDN’s sports editor; reach him at connorbenintendi@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 104.