JV Brave the Valiants the Eagles and the Wind!

It was a blustery morning on the pitch in north Valdosta, Georgia. I set a few balls up at the top of the box while the girls stretched and when I turned back they were in the net! Quite a windstorm to say the least.
The wind nor the Lady Valiants were a match for the Lady Generals JV in the first match up. Some good touches early on allowed the defense to rest and for the front line to get some chances. Rebekah Swilley earned a penalty kick in the first half and keeper Augusta Guthrie put the JV Lady Generals on the board with a great strike. But Swilley and Sam Mehr would not be outdone, contributing a goal a piece. The JV Lady Generals were caught on there heels twice in the match. The last goal coming late due a lack of spacing and communication in the back line
As the first match came to a close the Lady Eagles came walking up suit clad and ready to meet us on the pitch. This time the Lady Eagles struck first as a well placed ground-ball across the front of the box (left to right) allowed the Lady Eagle to place a powerful strike past Guthrie. The whistle would not blow on the first half before Sam Mehr would get loose and bring one back for the JV Lady Generals. Having almost played 80 minutes solid the JV Lady Generals were nursing the draw when a poor goal kick with 2 minutes to go resulted in a Lady Eagle go-ahead goal.

All in all I was very pleased with what I saw from the touchline on this very brisk morning. Talisa Sampson and Caitlin Brown held down our back line quite well. As time passes there communication will improve and so will there overall play. Our triple threat up front of Savanna Gordon, Sam Mehr, and Rebekah Swilley put together some great combinations and as they compete more together should be a pleasure to watch. Casey Alley showed great presence in the midfield and really bailled us out in the Terrel game. Augusta Guthrie is finding her place between the pipes and as her confidence grows she will be harder and harder to score on. The biggest surprise of the day was the play of Lauren Redshaw. Lauren showed great poise and toughness for the majority of the day. The late clearance that nearly resulted in an on-goal showed that she is still learning, but we were definitely pleased with her efforts on the day.

A great day for football if you were appropriately attired and we thank all of those who attended the matches to today. A special thanks to Mrs. Nicole Lynch for the headband-ear warmers. A nice touch to the white kits worn over the blue hoodies. Next on the Lady Generals calender will be our Varsity match up with the Tiftarea Lady Panthers. We will be traveling on Tuesday for this region match so if you will not be making the trip please keep us in your prayers and if you are planning on going we will see you at the pitch. Go Lady Generals!