May 20th

Oh wow! We knew we were in for a tough game this week. We were playing a new team in the league. A team full of marathon runners. There really is only 1 girl on their team that doesn't have excellent skills. Their quick, move well off the ball, and pass with precision. We played them once before and lost 6-1. It was a tough game and we all were tired. We were missing a few of our key players that week and believed with those girls we would have given the other team a much better run for their money.

So, this week, those girls were back. Unfortunately we were missing several other players, but luckily were able to get enough subs this time. Oh, did I mention our up and coming superstar player, Sierra finished her HS season the day before and was able to play with us? Yes, she did!

The game was tough. We were all playing hard, running lots and keeping up with them. Michelle was all over the place, running to all sides of the field. We all played well, and during the 1st half we were controlling the game. I really believed we had a good chance to take these marathon running girls. We had several shots and were passing the ball well. But in the end, we only were able to put in 1 goal. They were able to put in 2. For most of the game the score was tied, but unfortunately they pulled it out.

I love these close games. It's rare that our team scores less than 5 goals. This game was challenging and hard. But, if you're not looking for a challenge, well, what's the point? I can't wait to play them again. I think we can pull it off next time.

Name in lights: Lisa

Current Goal Count:
157
We only have 5 weeks to get the remaining 43 goals. That's an average of 9 goals a week...ugh, that might be pretty tough. Plus we don't want to make the other teams mad buy running up the score. Weeeeeeeellllll...maybe we can get 15 goals against one team in particular. ;) But I'm not going to name which team.

My goal count is still: 104