Lady Spartans rebound strongly against West.
The Lady Spartans played their second game at All City Field last Tuesday night, and they were able to pull out a win beating the West Cowboys 4-0.
The girls were looking to rebound strongly from their loss to the powerful league opponent Kennedy. The Lady Spartans did just this as they came right out of the gate firing, getting their first goal quickly after the start of the game. Freshman midfielder Casey Elderman seemed to open up the floodgates for the Spartans as they struck two more times before halftime. Goals from junior midfielder Robin Emerson and sophomore Stephanie Warren put the Spartans up 3-0 at the end of the first half.
For the girls to be able to put the Cowboys away in the second half, the defense would have to stay strong and keep the Cowboys out of their zone. They had done a good job of this in the first half, but there was another half for the Spartans to show their worth. They did just this and then some as the vast majority of the second half was spent in the Cowboy side of the field. Stephanie Warren added her second goal of the game and helped the Spartans control the ball inside the Cowboy zone. The girls played with the same intensity throughout the entire game and it showed as they finished with a shutout, 4-0. “As the season continues, we start to play more and more like a team,” stated head coach James Nixon.
The Spartans next game comes against another powerful league opponent, the East Angels. This has always been a heated series over the past couple of years. The Spartans have not been able to get a win against East in close to seven years now. With this win against West, hopefully the Spartans gained the momentum that they need to propel them above the Angels. The Angels of East come to TJ on Thursday at 4:15.
