Ah, the first game of a new season. Filled with excitement. Fraught with uncertainty. How will we do this year? Are we up to the challenges? Wasn’t it snowing just a week or two ago?
The challenge facing the 2015 version of Cave Spring girls soccer was perennial powerhouse, Andrew Lewis Middle School. The team who gave the Squires a 9-0 drubbing the year before, who had outscored Cave Spring 21-1 the past three years, who had handed CSMS five straight years of losses. Yes, that Andrew Lewis.
Ah, but this is a new season.
Soon the Squires would not only put their first game on the books, but they would also log their first ever tie against Andrew Lewis and their first shutout. The 8 shots on goal allowed were a full 20 less than last year’s match up. With each shot, goal keeper Katie Harris made the save. With each Wolverine attacking run, the Squire’s stout defense would shut them down and turn them away. Defenders Emma Dmochowski, Rachael Snodgrass and the “Tay Sisters”, Taylor Robertson and Tayler Schindler, displayed a bend-but-don’t-break attitude which kept the home crowd on the edge of their seats. So many corner kicks. So many Squires turning the ball out and up the field.
Ah, it is indeed a new season.
Cave Spring’s attack made several decent runs. Casey Fentress (1) and Megan Doyle (2) managed a few shots on frame. Too many through-ball opportunities were just a little too late, though. The team showed the promise of good ball possession, and a great deal of composure. A little more experience together can only mean the best is yet to come for the Squires.
We believe in ourselves. Next challenge, please. Ah, don’t you just love the possibilities a new season presents?
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