Wood you believe it, Huskies fans?

There’s been a smile plastered on first-year Owatonna boys soccer Head Coach Jeremy Wood’s face for the majority of minutes during the team’s first four games, and with good reason, as his team currently sits at 2-0-2 and has yet to suffer a loss.

The hot start is the first time Owatonna has begun a season unbeaten through its first four games since the 2018 season – the same year Wood joined legendary head coach Bob Waypa’s staff as an assistant.

Owatonna’s first four results include two wins over Albert Lea and Lakeville South with two draws against Lakeville North and Richfield.

The most impressive part of the Huskies’ game so far has been the team’s discipline on defense.

During the stretch, Owatonna has outscored opponents 6-2 and allowed no more than one goal in each outing.

The team’s two wins include a 2-0 shutout over Lakeville South and a 3-1 routing in Albert Lea.

The Huskies were near-perfect against the Cougars and controlled the match from start to finish with a goal in both halves.

Owatonna’s Akram Haji was excellent and netted both goals en route to the win.

Against Albert Lea, Owatonna had to survive a 1-1 first half before coming out and taking control of the game with two goals in the second.

In the team’s two draws, Owatonna’s offense still created quality scoring chances, but luck was not on the team’s side.

Against Richfield, the Huskies fell behind 1-0, but were able to salvage the game behind a perfectly placed pass from Donald Rooks on a corner kick attempt that found teammate Logan Wilker crashing into the center of the box.

Wilker put the shot away with a brilliant header to the top-right corner of the net for the equalizer.

The team’s only other result of the season was a 0-0 draw with Lakeville North in its first game of the season.

Up next for Owatonna is a road clash with Rochester Century scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.