The Garfield High varsity girls soccer team lost a hard-fought, non-conference game to Holy Names Academy on Saturday afternoon on their home turf, 2-0.
The Cougars – one of the top-ranked teams in the state in the 3A division — took a 1-0 lead in the first half, and sealed their shutout with another goal in the second half.
The game left Garfield’s record at 2-1-2 (5-3-3). The Bulldogs’ next game is at Skyline at 7:30 on Tuesday night.
Garfield's Maria Cuevas battles for position in the JV game. Photo: Lou Cuevas
JV LOSES TO HOLY NAMES, 1-0
The Garfield girls soccer JV team played a tight game on Saturday against Holy Names on the GHS turf.
The only goal scored in the 1-0 loss was a controversial one, in that the Holy Names striker appeared to interfere with a ball downed by the Garfield keeper.
The stalwart GHS defense was anchored by sophomore Claire Lowry and freshman twins Brita and Molly McAuliffe. JV’s record now stands at 0-4-1 ( 4-6-1 ) — Lou Cuevas
