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Lady Patriots lose at Manchester The Marshall Academy soccer team had a long road trip Tuesday of last week. The Lady Patriots visited Manchester Academy in Yazoo City and were saddled with a 13-0 loss. Head coach Lance McGregor had to miss the game. His assistant Dylan Sims coached the team. “From
what he told me, our defense played poorly and got beat on several
occasions due to missed assignments and the inability to get back on
balls over the top,” McGregor said. He said
goalie Danielle Stanley did a “nice job of trying to stay calm and
leading the team” but there were just too many one-on-one situations in
goal. “We got behind and got a little sloppy and
found ourselves out of position a lot,” McGregor said after discussions
with Sims. “Also the effort was down a lot in this game.” Elizabeth
Byard had her best game thus far, according to the coaching staff, and
also Lane Cunningham did what she could to help the team on defense.
The coaches also complimented the play of M.C. Hutchens, Lauralee Fant
and Lori Simpson. “We’ve got to do a better job
of finding a way to get Claire (Liddy) the ball,” McGregor said. “Also
we aren’t controlling the ball, therefore, it is extremely difficult to
create opportunities for ourselves.” The heat is also hurting the team’s progress. “I
will be glad when this ridiculous heat is out of here so we can get
back to the practice field and work on some things,” he said. “We’ve
had to cancel our last four scheduled practices due to extreme heat
indexes. I just don’t want to risk the girls’ safety and the heat is a
beast you really don’t want to mess with.” The Lady Pats (0-4) were scheduled to host River Oaks (La.) Monday and then visit Immanuel Tuesday. They
host Manchester Wednesday at 5 p.m. and then go to Heritage Friday at 4
p.m. Next Monday, Aug. 30, MA visits Magnolia Heights.
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