By Sydney Blankenship Posted October 20, 2010
In what turned out to be a struggle in more ways than one, the Lowry boy’s soccer team dropped a close game 2-0 at Elko on October 12.
Senior Jacob Gibson, left-center defender said, “We played alright but we could have been better.”
Neither team was able to mount much offensively for most of the game.
“We had good defense, but we didn’t control the ball that much,” stated Gibson.
“Elko had more control and possession over the ball,” said Anders Pace, senior and, left midfielder for the team.
What was a hard-fought game nearly turned into a fight when an Elko player received a red card for pushing a Lowry player. The Lowry player received a yellow card for his actions. Although Elko was forced to play a man down for the remainder of the game. They still managed to score twice against the Bucks’ stingy defense.
One Elko goal came on a penalty shot when a foul was called in the box.
“One of the penalty kicks was questionable to me, I didn’t see a foul,” Pace said.
The team is close to the playoffs and will continue to work to get better.
“Some of the things that we can do better would be more communication and passing,” explained Pace.
Although it was a tough game, the boys’ soccer team has high hopes for their next three games.
Lowry will play at Yerington October 22 at 5 p.m.
