Offensive struggles for Spartans continue.
by Keenan Moore
The Lady Spartans played yet another tough league opponent in the South Rebels yesterday and they were not able to pull out a win, losing 2-0.
The girls seemed to be ready to play, as the Spartans were able to control the ball inside the Rebel zone for the majority of the first half. However, it seemed like no matter what the Spartans would do, the Rebels always had some kind of counter for it. There were many shots on goal that the South keeper would find a way to save. The Spartans also had a bad break when a shot hit the post on an empty net and reflected out of bounds killing a perfectly good scoring chance that the Spartans had towards the end of the first half. The first half ended with the Rebels stealing a pass and going all the way across the field to score the first goal of the game.
The second half had the Spartans in a familiar spot, needing to mount a comback. Yet again the Spartans started out strong and controlled the ball inside the Rebel zone. However, there were fewer shots in the second half as the Rebels were able to clear the ball out of their zone quite effectively. As the final minutes of the game were ticking away, the Rebels put one more goal up against the Spartans and put the game away.
The Lady Spartans have been shutout in their last two games and they have been outscored by a 5-0 margin. The Spartans still have two games in which they can turn their season on a positive note. Their next game is against Lincoln this Thursday at Lincoln at 4:15.
