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The La Conner High soccer team zeroed in on a perfect NW2B record in a big way last week.
The Lady Braves, behind three goals from Emma Lee and two more courtesy of Kyla Crawford, blanked Orcas 6-0 to remain unbeaten in four conference starts.
“Orcas was a really fun game,” an elated La Conner head coach Amy Freeto said afterward. “Our passing combinations were really on. It was one of those great games where everyone clicked, and it looked like we’d been playing together forever.
“It was absolutely wonderful to watch,” she stressed.
So good, in fact, that a later 3-0 loss at 2A Sedro-Woolley was still a sight for sore eyes.
La Conner carried a depleted roster into the non-league match against the bigger school and despite the shutout defeat, all wasn’t lost, according to Freeto.
“We were missing some key players out of our starting lineup, and Sedro put on a show with some tricky free kicks and plays,” Freeto said. “It gave our girls some inspiration to work on ours.
“The most important part of Friday’s contest, though, was playing on their new turf field,” added Freeto.
La Conner will play on turf in the post-season should the Lady Braves make a deep playoff run.
“This was our only regular season game to be played on a turf surface,” Freeto said.
La Conner resumed NW2B action late Tuesday at home opposite Friday Harbor.
La Conner edged the second place Lady Wolverines 2-1 in its Sept. 10 season opener.
Freeto said going in that there was no way to overstate the importance of the second meeting in three weeks between the two league rivals.
“It’s a big game for us,” she said on Monday. “It’s the second of our three games with them. They’re in second, we’re in first. Beating them twice almost certainly secures our post-season playoff spot. So it’s definitely a big game.”
The Lady Braves close out their week tomorrow, Thursday, with a 5 p.m. NW2B clash at Concrete.
La Conner returns home next Tuesday, Oct. 6, to host Mount Vernon Christian. That match gets underway at 6 p.m.
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