It was the Sosnovik show Thursday night at Tiger Stadium.

Senior Austin Sosnovik and junior Stone Sosnovik each scored six goals as Northwestern Lehigh rolled to a 17-0 win over Saucon Valley.

The shutout win was the second straight for the Tigers, who beat Bethlehem Catholic 16-0 in their season opener Tuesday night, also at home.

Cade Christopher opened the scoring just 1:20 into the first quarter when he beat goalie Mitchell Davis with a high, hard shot to make it 1-0. Later in the quarter, Christopher was a part of the most impressive goal of the night when he used his speed to beat a defender and race well into the attack zone before feeding Auston Sosnovik - who was positioned in front of the net and flipped the ball past Davis, who had little time to react.

Blaine Snyder had two first-quarter goals, with the second one coming with just :18 left when he played a rebound and caught Davis still recovering from the previous shot. At the end of the quarter, the Tigers held a healthy 5-0 lead.

The defense in front of goalie Bailen Smargiassi was able to stop much of the Saucon Valley attack before they were able to get shots on goal, but Smargiassi did make two saves, playing just the first half of the game.

“Historically, we have been known as a really strong defensive team and this was the year to be kind of a youth movement and these guys have stepped in and picked up right where our other teams left off,” said head coach Marcus Janda. “Coach Seitzinger does a great job with that end of the field, and we are athletic, we’re aggressive and the guys are playing really well.”

Northwestern (2-0 overall; 1-0 Colonial League) went on to score eight goals in the second quarter with Christopher getting his second goal of the night and Snyder adding his third off an assist from Austin Sosnovik, who fed the pass from behind the net.

Austin Sosnovik added four second-quarter goals and Stone Sosnovik added two more in the quarter to make it 13-0 at the half.

Stone Sosnovik scored three times in the third quarter and Austin Sosnovik scored twice to cap the scoring. The Sosnoviks combined to score the final six goals of the game and 10 of the final 12 tallies for the Tigers.

“I love playing out there with him (Austin),” said Stone Sosnovik. “We played together all through youth, so we have a great chemistry and working together with him on the field is great and really brings us together. When he gives me an assist, it’s a special thing.”

Janda went with a young lineup of players in the final quarter and focused on working set plays toward the goal and on defense. Backup goalie Dane Kauker, a freshman, took over for Smargiassi in the second half and did not have to fend off any shots in preserving the shutout.

“No matter who we are playing, it’s always awesome to have a shutout,” said Austin Sosnovik. “Our defense does a great job every single day with the groundballs and with the faceoffs and it is awesome having a defense like that we can rely on; they’re just awesome.”

ON THE JOB TRAINING ... The two early shutouts have provided Janda with an opportunity to get young players into varsity games. The experience is especially important because Northwestern does not have a JV team. There are six freshmen and six sophomores on the roster, so finding varsity experience for them is essential. Freshman goalie Dane Kauker has gotten some time in goal, which Janda believes is important. “We have two excellent goalies, and we want to find some time for Dane so he can get used to playing at the varsity level. The same goes for the rest of these young kids who need work in game situations,” said Janda.

EARLY LEADERS ... Blaine Snyder and Austin Sosnovik both have nine goals in two games after Snyder scored six in the opener. Stone Sosnovik has seven and Cade Christopher has five. Smargiassi turned in four saves in the two shutouts.