Stepping Up.

After the first match of 2008 against Magna Vista was cancelled due to weather on Tuesday, April 22. And all Carlisle encounters finally over with following a match at their home field on Wednesday, the 23. Tunstall found themselves facing up with the Bassett Bengals once again in the season on Tunstall's solemn soil on Friday, April 25, 2008.

That morning, however, one of the Trojan Ladies' senior captains, #21 Melanie, was involved in a car accident. She thankfully only sustained minor bruising and cuts, but was unable to play in the match Friday and had to simply watch from the sidelines. Tunstall is a strong group of young ladies and were able to pull together to fight for a win against the Bengals.
It was an excellent match to be sure and the game was nill all until there was about 10 minutes left in the second half. That's when a Bassett goal was scored from the right side of Tunstall's goal line. Tunstall's work was able to pay off, however, when a Bengal player made the mistake of committing a hand ball offense inside their own 18-yard box. Trojan junior and midfielder, Katie, finally rid her season of missing penalty kicks and shot the soccer ball into the lower left corner of Bassett's goal!!

The game went into extra time, but no more goals were scored and the game ended at 1-1. This puts Tunstall's district record at 0-3-1. The girls will face Patrick County on Tuesday, April 29. The Ladies of Troy are stepping into their roles on the field, as well as their roles off the pitch as teammates and friends, and it's showing in their game. When each player has a common state of mind and everyone is working together the beautiful game retains its beauty.

THANK YOU FOR THE GAME GIRLS!