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Eagles Blank Hornets, Send Them Home Early

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On Tuesday night, the Springstead Eagles (1-1) blanked the Weeki Wachee Hornets (1-2) to the tune of an 8-0 domination. The Green and Black made the cross-county trip to the Eagles’ Nest, but they were sent packing nearly three-quarters of the way through the match. Head Coach Sarah Bell discussed the composition of her team after their victory.

“This is a whole new team from the team I had last year […] I have a lot of new freshmen coming out. So, I think they did really well. They’re getting the pace of the game and how high school is. They’re learning to work together since it’s kind of a whole new blend of a team […] they came out really strong this game and I was really happy about the showing.”

Her team’s variety of freshmen showed out against Weeki Wachee, with Aaliyah Jackson scoring one, Peyton Crump notching two, and Amanda Soults logging a hat trick on Tuesday. The game’s first ten minutes would be a defensive battle, but the Eagles’ offense was spending the vast majority of the time on the Hornets’ side of the field.

The visitors’ defense would bend until they finally broke under Springstead’s pressure nearly 12 minutes into the game. The next few minutes would prove to be the most critical stretch of the game.

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Moments after Soults launched a goal into the left side of the net for the opening score, Weeki’s Adrianna Johnson found a breakaway opportunity that was thwarted by a kick out by the goalkeeper. That play would be the Hornets’ best chance at getting on the board all night.

The floodgates opened less than five minutes later when Ashlyn Clark took a pass from Alisha Soults near the goal and rocketed it in from a short distance before the goalie had a chance to adjust. Less than a minute later, Amanda scored her second goal. Just like that, it was 3-0 Eagles.

The Red, White and Blue would not take much longer to score their next goal when Crump headbutted a shot into the goal off of a Lily Isaksen corner kick. Then, seconds before the half, Soults completed her hat trick to give her squad an insurmountable 5-0 advantage heading into the intermission.

Roughly 30 seconds into the second half, the ball would find its way over the goaltender’s hands and into the net by way of a second Crump score. Jackson and Isaksen would officially put the game away soon after and the home crowd left with a blowout victory with 23 minutes left on the clock.

Despite the seemingly breezy victory, there are many challenges in getting a largely new squad ready for game time early in the season. “It’s a lot of getting to know each other so they can make runs and know each other’s runs and really anticipate where the ball’s going from each other […] Also, as freshmen and a new start, I think it’s really getting the feel of each other,” Coach Bell said.

Springstead High, 18, Peyton Crump uses a header to score on a corner kick in the match with Weeki Wachee HighTuesday[Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Springstead High, 2, Ashlyn Clark and Weeki Wachee High, 25, Raylene Akers contend for possesion Tuesday at Springstead High.[Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Springstead High, 1,Amanda Soults shoots through Weeki Wachee defenders for a goal Tuesday at Springstead High.[Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Springstead High, 10, Lily Isaksen controls the ball in the offensive zone versus Weeki Wachee High.[Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Springstead High, 1,Amanda Soults shoots for the first goal of the match against Weeki Wachee High.[Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Weeki Wachee, 13, Kamden Herzek vies for control of the ball with Springstead ,2, Ashlyn Clark Tuesday night at Springstead High. [Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Weeki Wachee, 4, Kamryn Fremer controls the ball near midfield watched by Springstead ,8, Alisha Soults Tuesday night at Springstead High. [Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]
Springstead High, 18, Peyton Crump controls the ball while marked by Weeki Wachee High, 4, Kamryn Fremer.[Photo by Joe DiCristofalo]

Austyn Szempruch
Austyn Szempruch
Austyn Szempruch is a Graduate with Distinction, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. He's written numerous articles reporting on Florida Gators football, basketball, and soccer teams; the sports of rugby, basketball, professional baseball, hockey, and the NFL Draft. Prior to Hernando Sun he was a contributor to ESPN, Gainesville, FL and Gator Country Multimedia, Inc. in Gainesville, FL, and Stadium Gale.
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