The Waves Get Washed Away by Choctaw Central
Meagan Pittman goes into position to receive the ball as the Lady Waves inch towards goal.
January 29, 2018
The MSMS Lady Waves soccer team’s winning streak came to an end Tuesday night, as they suffered a 3-1 loss at Choctaw Central in a Region 4 1A/2A/3A match.
Junior Amber Means scored the only goal and junior Erin Williams had the assist.
“It was a good opportunity for us to see how we would stand against a better team in the playoffs. Although we lost, we learned to keep working hard even when we are down by a goal or two,” junior Erin Williams said.
“After playing a little flat the first half, our girls battled back to make a good game of it,” coach Chuck Yarborough said. “We are still building back to form and players are getting healthy for a push at the end of the season. We’ll need to continue to build and improve as we move through our final district matches.”
The MSMS girls fell to 7-2-1 overall, 3-1 in Region play.
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The MSMS Blue Waves fell to Choctaw Central 3-1 as well.
Senior David Thaggard scored the lone goal for MSMS on a direct free kick.
“We played well. The other team just scored two more goals than we did. Moving forward, I believe we should learn to communicate more and play with greater intensity,” said senior captain, David Thaggard.
“Our team started the game flat, meaning we just didn’t find a team rhythm. We did settle down, then started possessing the ball and creating attacks to goal. I was proud of the team’s effort in game,” said MSMS Blue Waves coach, Morri Mims. — Coach Mims
“It was a good game until the unfortunate incident at the end, and I wasn’t allowed to play for the last minute and a half. I plan on blocking more goals going into the next game,” said junior goalkeeper, Advaith Sunil.
The MSMS boys fell to 2-7-1, 1-3 in Region.
The next game takes place January 30, 2018 against Winona at the Columbus Soccer Complex.
