It was a tough day for all the St. Mary's teams today, adding to the heartbreak from Friday night. However, the 7th/8th grade did come away with a tie, in a game they were leading in the fourth quarter. The 5th/6th grade boys and girls were also in action, read about how they did as well.
Full recaps and highlights of each game are below.
Raymond scores in 5th/6th grade loss
The 5th/6th graders trailed 2-0 halftime and the game had all the signs of an encore presentation of last week.
Not so fast. Dante scored on a penalty kick in the third quarter to put St. Mary's on the scoreboard, cutting the lead down to 2-1. And then moments later, Raymond caught up to a ball in the open field and netted the first goal ever in his career to tie the game at 2-2.
However, those quick strikes by the 5th/6th graders woke up a sleeping giant, and the other team from that point forward went on to score five straight goals, turning a close game into a one-sided affair, handing the 5th/6th graders their third loss of the season 7-2.
Jason H. made his first start in goal in an effort to get both of the twins on the field to create more offense.
The boys were once again playing with 10 players with the absence of Garrick, and were exhausted towards the end of the second half.
That was a huge reason why the floodgates opened late as the team started to fatigue.
On the bright side, the two goals are the most scored by the team this year midway through the season. Conversely, they also gave up the most goals today as well.
The 5th/6th grade boys (0-3-1) currently sit in a five team division so all but one team makes the playoffs. With a tie under their belt, a win or two could catapult them into postseason play.
7th/8th graders grind through double-header
For the first time in school history, a St. Mary's soccer team was forced to play a double-header.
Coming off a 9-1 win, the boys were riding high, but were quickly brought back down to earth.
They trailed 1-0 early in the first game and then scored two unanswered goals in the first half, first on a goal by Pablo, then followed up with another by Sebastian.
But they gave up a goal later in the half and went into the break tied 2-2.
The 7th/8th graders had their share of opportunities in the second half but were unable to cash in with a goal. The other team did, with one in the third and another in the fourth, as the 7th/8th graders dropped game one by a score of 4-2.
Game two was just a test of will power as the 11 boys on the team were tired. They gave whatever they had left in the tank and were able to come away with a 2-2 tie.
They took the lead 1-0 in the final seconds of the first quarter as Eloy just chipped a slow roller past the other team's goalie.
The other team tied it up in the third, but the 7th/8th graders went back ahead just seconds into the fourth.
Pablo raced down the right sideline and sent a beautiful ball towards the middle. Sebastian made a nifty move to angle his kick into the corner of the net to give the boys a 2-1 lead.
Midway through the fourth, the defense erroneously kicked a ball out of bounds towards the goal line setting up a corner kick. The other team took advantage as the corner kick trickled into the box, and a player got enough on the ball to put it past Anthony to tie the score.
The 7th/8th graders did have some chances late for the winning goal, but nothing ever transpired.
It was a gutty performance by this team, especially an hour after playing such a hard fought game. Julio, John Jett and Brendan were all playing at a high level, leaving everything they had out on the field.
Their effort this afternoon was great, but there execution was just a little lacking.
Midway through the season, their record is (1-2-1).
5th/6th grade girls still working out kinks
The 5th/6th grade girls played a much better game than they did last week, but unfortunately lost in straight sets for the second straight week. 25-17, 25-20.
Victoria, Fiona and Edwena all bounced back from a rough performance last week, as the three girls who have played for two plus years, served consistently and did a real good job overall.
After dropping the first set 25-17, Victoria pushed the girls out ahead 13-9 on four straight serves in the second set, two of them aces.
Fiona started the second set with a beautiful bullet like serve that hit the girl on the other team right in the face. The girl was okay.
Edwena was consistent all afternoon on her serves, and made a brilliant over the head return in the first set, and then followed that with a nice set to earn the team a point.
Still getting used to playing together as a team in volleyball games, the team really had trouble communicating and moving their feet.
Girls were colliding on some balls and then on others, everyone stared and watched the ball hit the floor.
After winning the first game against an inexperienced team, the 5th/6th grade girls (1-2) haven't been able to up their game to compete with the stronger teams.
Many of the inexperienced girls had numerous balls fly awkwardly off their arm, and that's what ended up hurting them in today's contest.
The good news is that these games that the girls are losing are winnable games if they can just rectify their mistakes.
But making mistakes is part of the process when it comes to learning a new sport.
Ivy, Alexandria and Alexis, who are all playing for the first time this year, all made at least one nice return during the game.
Now it's just a matter of doing it over, and over, and over.
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