Game Summaries & Headlines.
Girls Varsity Soccer defeats Henry Ford II
3.0 years ago @ 10:46PM
- Game Date
- May 19, 2021
- Score
- EAGLESEisenhower High School: 2
HENRY FORD II HIGH SCHOOL: 1
The Girls Varsity Soccer team traveled to Runkel Field to take on Ford II on their home field. The Falcons came out strong, pushing forward immediately and just over 4 minutes in, scored the first goal of the night, taking an early lead. It took some time but just before the half, Senior Captains Makayla Belanger and Maria Riggio combined with a Belanger pass to Riggio to tie it up.
The second half, each team had scoring opportunities and it looked like the game would end in a stalemate, but Junior Lexi Morrison found Sophomore Grace DeJong, threading a pass perfectly to her feet and DeJong scored her first career Varsity goal and the game winner, ending the night with a 2-1 Eagles Win. Senior Alicia Horecki and Sophomore Amy Sidaway shared time in net.
Next up is a non-conference matchup with Lake Orion on Friday for a Senior Night Celebration. Monday 5/24 the team travels to Grosse Point North to finish up conference play and then prepare for their first game of Districts at Swinehart on 5/26 - taking on Ford II. The Winner of the game will head to District Semi Finals against Rochester Hills Stoney Creek on 5/26 at Rochester Adams High School.