Thursday, May 11, 2017

WIZARDS TAKE ON THE ROUGH RIDERS

By JUSTIN GODINO

The Washingtonville Wizards girls’ lacrosse team had a home game this Wednesday, May 10th, against the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Rough Riders.  This season, The FDR Rough Riders have a record of four wins and ten losses.  The Washingtonville Wizards have a record of two wins and ten losses.  These two teams are ranked pretty closely both nationally and on the state level.  The FDR Rough Riders are ranked 2,090 nationally and 261 in New York State.  The Washingtonville Wizards are ranked 2,208 nationally and 266 in New York State.  

The FDR Rough Riders are coming off a win from Newburgh Free Academy, with a score of 16-5.  The Washingtonville Wizards are definitely looking to get their third win of the season.  I was able to ask Bella Cosentino, girls’ varsity lacrosse captain, how she felt about the game.  She eagerly responded by saying, “The team and I feel good and confident.  We just have to go out there and play lacrosse and we should come out with the win.”  

JUSTIN GODINO FOR THE WIZARD WEEKLY
The Wizards were able to beat The Rough Riders with a score of 8-3.  Throughout the entire game, the Wizards seemed like they were in control.  John Steinmann, a spectator and huge lacrosse fan, said, “It was nice to see the team control the tempo of the game and to have possession for a majority of the game.”  

This statement is true.  Over the past few games, the Wizards seemed to be playing more on the defensive side.  During this past game, however, they did a magnificent job of stealing the ball away from their opponents.  Most of the goals were scored by senior captain, Bella Cosentino, and junior, Taylor Amato.  The girls also played very well defensively only allowing three goals from their adversaries.  


The Wizards next game is May 13th, against O’Neill in Highland Falls at 8:00 am.  The Wizards also have their senior game on Monday, May 15th, against The Middletown Middie Bears at 4:00 pm.  This should be a big turnout because the team has 6 senior players.  Go out and support the girls.  

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