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Five games into Sam Edgerton\u2019s tenure as coach of the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls soccer team, it has become evident that players will continue to work hard and improve.<\/p>\n
The most recent example of their progress was evident last weekend when the Lady Panthers played hard throughout a 5-0 loss to Alamosa on March 30 before scoring a resounding 8-1 victory over Center on March 31.<\/p>\n
Among the highlights of the Center game were four goals and one assist by sophomore McKenzy Howerton and three goals and one assist by sophomore Aaliya Rendon. Junior Lyndi Belt added a goal for the Lady Panthers, and junior Johanna Ruiz added an assist.<\/p>\n
M-CHS\u2019 win followed a difficult contest against Alamosa on March 30 during which Alamosa scored three first-half goals on its way to a decisive 5-0 victory.<\/p>\n
Proving to be the difference in the one-sided contest was the speed of Alamosa\u2019s forwards, who broke free of Lady Panthers\u2019 defenders on several occasions and scored breakaway goals.<\/p>\n
Asked about their team\u2019s struggles defensively, M-CHS teammates Hailey White and Ashley Skidmore emphasized that their team\u2019s communication can improve, but agreed that in many facets of the game, their team played well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to work on our communication and get better touches, but overall, we played a pretty good game, especially in the second half,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to have more people supporting each other in case we get beat, but overall, I think we did pretty good,\u201d Skidmore echoed. \u201cWe\u2019re all good friends and that\u2019s so important, because if you\u2019re not friends with each other, you\u2019re not going to communicate with one another.\u201d<\/p>\n
Serving as a bright spot for M-CHS throughout the weekend was the play of goalkeeper Elena Cosner, whose ability to keep shots out of the net was evident throughout her team\u2019s games against Alamosa and Center.<\/p>\n
Now 2-3-0 on the season, the M-CHS girls soccer team will look to pick up its first league win of the season when it travels to face Pagosa Springs on April 3. The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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