Royals goalie Hannah Harrah makes one of her 17 saves, this one point blank, to preserve the shut out and tie with DP
A change in formation helped San Marcos fight off Dos Pueblos and hold the Chargers to a scoreless draw in a Channel League girls soccer match on Tuesday.
Jillian Hirsch of San Marcos advances the ball up field during 0-0 tie with Dos Pueblos.
“We got our first point in our last game,” said a happy San Marcos coach Lloyd Biggs. “It was a great performance by the girls as a team.”
Biggs had the Royals playing in 4-1-4-1, with Caroline Vance playing in a sweeper-type role behind the four midfielders and in front of the back line.
“The formation helped. We were much more compact. The attitude was ‘Let’s not give a goal away.’”
Dos Pueblos pushed hard to get a goal in the second half, but the Royals held firm. Goalkeeper Hannah Harrah was superb. She made 17 saves.
“We rode our luck a little bit,” Biggs said. “It was a great performance. We needed good performances from everyone and we got it. Everyone performed to their maximum potential.”
The Royals finished 0-7-1 in league, while DP will enter the CIF playoffs as the league runner-up at 5-2-1.
