Something had to give. Two girls soccer teams — Liberty and Winters Mill — both undefeated. No losses, no goals even allowed.
But with two dynamic offenses, something had to give, and someone was bound to state claim to the early county lead after Thursday’s conference opener. It turned out to be the veteran Liberty Lions, who went into to Winters Mill and gave the Falcons their first loss of the season, 4-2. The Lions improve to 6-0 while the Falcons slip to 4-1.
Liberty coach Danielle Prietz has 14 seniors on her roster. She made it a point of emphasis that this plays a crucial part in her team’s success. “Every single one of them brings leadership to the team, so they push and strive to always be better and make everyone better,” Prietz said.
“It really doesn’t matter who wants to talk or be a leader, they all do it.” Energy was high from the jump and it didn’t take long for the ball to find the back of the net. After collecting a cross into the box, Liberty forward Aver Asom snuck the ball past the Falcon goalkeeper into the bottom left corner.
Another goal for the Lions came nearly 10 minutes later from Liberty midfielder Adrienne Petroski, who smashed it across goal over to the left side. Things started to settle down as Winters Mill began to apply pressure and find its footing in the game. Falcons sophomore captain Hannah Neske was threatening the right side of the field all game.
Possession-saving and chance-creating plays in the midfield by the Bo.