MRYSL Destiny U17 Girls Strike Up 4th Consecutive Win

by Anna Bernard

The Destiny played a home game at Sunnybrae Middle School soccer field on Saturday April 28th at 3:00pm. The Rogue Valley Soccer Club (RVSC) Mystic arrived from the Medford area for the game. Traveling long distances to play soccer is part of the game in Humboldt County and sometimes these long distance treks have their disadvantages. This was the case for the Mystic who played short two players for the first few minutes of the game until two more players arrived from their long journey. The Destiny was able to score two goals while the Mystic was shorthanded to take an early lead. The first goal of the game was delivered smartly by Baily Davey. Hannah Garrett was able to score the second goal off of a great corner kick from Baily Davey. Tara Boynton picked up a rebound off the post that was shot by Julia Middlemiss to finish the play for the third goal of the game. Julia was knocked down from behind and Hannah Garrett scored the fourth goal on the penalty kick. The Mystic were feeling the pressure of being behind by 4 goals. When Tara was tackled from behind, the referee responded with a yellow card for the Mystic player. Tara scored the fifth and final goal of the first half. The Destiny played great defense and had a strong midfield during the first half of the game. The Mystic was unable to penetrate the defense to and the score was 5-0 at the end of the half.

In the second half of the game, first goal was scored by the Mystic to steal the shutout from the Destiny. Tara Boyton retaliated with two more goals to bring the score to 7-1. The Mystic threatened several times during the second half, but was unable to score any additional goals as the Destiny defense remained strong. The final goal of the game was scored by Sazi Bhakti for a final score of 8-1 for the Destiny.

The Destiny tied their first game and has won four consecutive games. They have no losses to date. This is quite an outstanding performance in the first half of this ten-game season. The Southern Oregon Classic League Schedule and Standings are available at www.SOCL.info. For up to date field information on home games visit the Mad River Youth Soccer League site at www.MRYSL.org.