THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, October 11, 2019 Page 17 Girls’ soccer runs into recent hard luck By Greg Phipps he Saugus High School girls’ soccer team has struggled of late after starting off the season strong. A 2-1 home loss to Peabody on Monday accounted for the team’s fifth defeat in its last seven contests. Monday’s loss to always formidable Peabody left the Lady Sachems at 6-6 on the season. Perhaps the most frustrating element of the recent difficulties is that the Lady Sachems have played well in many facets of the game. The one problem has been putting shots on goal and scoring. That was never more evident than in the team’s 3-0 loss at Marblehead last Friday. Saugus pretty much had the T better of the territorial play through much of the Marblehead game but was unable to create enough shots on goal. The Lady Magicians did a good job of preventing quality shots. At the same time, the hosts took advantage of their few offensive opportunities. Saugus player Haley McLaughlin tries to maneuver by a Marblehead defender. Two goals in a two-minute span midway through the first half gave Marblehead a 2-0 lead at the break. Saugus played with more desperation in the second half by penetrating the Marblehead end. But the Lady Sachems couldn’t place any threatening chances on net. Marblehead added a third goal halfway into the Award-Winning Landscaping Servicing the North Shore for over 38 Years Lady Sachems forward Jordan Morris leaps to avoid a collision with a Marblehead defender. period on a breakaway and the Lady Sachems could not muster a comeback. “Almost all of the play was in [Marblehead’s] end in the second half. We played hard but we just missed too many shots,” Saugus head coach Chris Coviello said after the game. “When things are going good, you seem to get all the Saugus’s Madison Goyetche prepares to unleash a shot in last Friday’s 3-0 loss at Marblehead. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) breaks. When they’re not, you don’t seem to get any.” Kiley Ronan scored the lone goal for Saugus and goalie Alex Inferrera saved 14 shots, helping to keep the Lady Sachems in it. Ronan’s goal tied the game at 1-1 in the second half. But Peabody scored with about four minutes to go to escape with the win. Despite Saugus’s recent struggles, Coviello felt good about his team’s play. “We’ve just got to keep playing well like this,” he told the press after Monday’s contest. “We’ve had our struggles when we go up against good teams, but if we play up to our capabilities we can go toe-to-toe with anyone.” NOW BOOKING NEW CUSTOMERS! DON’T WAIT! Call 781-321-2074 Pavers * Walkways * Patios * Driveways * Pool Decks Planting * Perennials * Shrubs * Trees New Lawns * Sod * Hydroseed Flowers/Annuals/Mums * Conventional Seeding * Synthetic Complete Maintenance * Cleanups (Spring & Fall) * Lawn Cutting, Edging & Weeding * Lawn Fertilizer Programs * Trim & Prune Shrubs * Mulching, Thatching Interlock Block * Fire Pits * Sitting Walls * Pillers Landscape Lighting * Design * Install * Repair * Night Illumination
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