Mad River U12 Girls Game Recap (4/28-4/29)

Saturday 4/28:
Mad River United 0 -- RVSC Strikers 3
On Saturday, Mad River United faced the Rouge Valley Soccer Club Strikers at Bloomfield School in Arcata. Alissa Mooney played her first game as a goalkeeper and made numerous saves in an impressive first start. While Mad River created several scoring opportunities, they couldn't quite get the job done. RVSC pressed up hard against Mad River in the second half containing the ball in their half with the end result of three goals in their favor.

Sunday 4/29:
Mad River United 1 -- Grants Pass Quicksilver 2
The evenly matched teams moved the ball up and down the field the first half. Several weak shots from both teams were easily handled by the keepers. Quicksilver missed a penalty shot wide left leaving the score 0 - 0 at mid-game. In the second half, Quicksilver scored on a penalty shot and again on a well placed shot in the upper corner of the net. Mad River’s single goal came from center forward E.J. Watkins from in front of the net after receiving a well placed pass from Brooke Coelho.