On a blustery spring day, we won our second lacrosse game of the year against Lexington, 6-5. They were a tough team and had two players that were basically unstoppable but our team got a slim majority of the ground balls and controlled the midfield to earn the win.We started off with the first goal fairly quickly and it almost looked like it was going to be a cakewalk, but Lexington came back with two goals scored by their tough center to pull ahead. Kali, who had bravely volunteered to play goal, made a good stop towards the end of the half to preserve the 3-3 tie.
In the second half, Lexington scored first and we got two more to pull ahead by one. Time was winding down and we had the ball in their end with about two minutes to go. Their strategy on defense was to not play the ball behind the goal, but they made a mistake and didn't pick Sophie up coming around to the right at all. Despite my pleas to hold the ball to run out the clock, she scored her 3rd to give us a two goal lead with about a minute and half left.
The Lexington center won the ensuing draw and brought the ball straight down the field and scored quickly. With less than a minute to go, the draw was closely contested and the clock expired with the ball at midfield.
It was a fun one to watch. Lexington is a well coached team and played tough defense with sticks up and very few open opportunities. We had more team speed and did a little better on the ground balls. We need a little work on the the rules (offside, shooting space and running the ball out on a shot were the things I noticed), but otherwise played a great game.
