Indians
defeat Crusaders
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She tried to tell her team
no, she even tried to tried to run, but it didn't matter. Sosa got the water
bucket.
Sosa was doused by her East
Bay players following an important 2-1 win against Tampa Catholic in district
play Tuesday night. With the win, East Bay (10-3-2, 9-0-1 District) moves one
step closer to locking up the No. 1 seed for the Class 2A-District 10
tournament, which begins the week of Jan. 29.
``This is a big win for
district seedings as well as Western Conference,'' Sosa said. ``It was a very
physical game, but they fought through it. I'm very proud of them today.''
Forward Lisa Verbosky scored
the game-winning goal for East Bay in the 54th minute. Alyse Magliaro crossed
the ball from the right side to midfielder Ana Hernandez. Hernandez got off a
shot that was deflected by Verbosky, directing it into the Tampa Catholic net.
The East Bay attack
dominated Tampa Catholic (12-4-3, 7-1-1), outshooting the Crusaders 22-3.
Magliaro scored the game's first goal and hit the crossbar two other times.
Tampa Catholic tied the game
at one in the first half when Chrissy Cuppert put away Julisse Maya's free kick
in the 30th minute. But it was not enough for the Crusaders, who had to finish
the game a player down after Natalie Madero was issued a red card for
unsportsmanlike conduct midway through the second half.
``We didn't show up to
play,'' Tampa Catholic coach Rori Rushing-Braum said. ``East Bay did a great
job. They beat us to every single 50-50 ball. There are so many breakdowns
right now.''