Girls soccer takes 3-7-2 record into league play

Fallbrook High School’s girls soccer team entered Valley League play with a 3-7-2 season record.

The Warriors played their final four non-league games of the regular season in January, winning one of those and losing two while opening calendar year 2015 with a tie.

On Jan. 5, the Warriors traveled to Chula Vista for a match against Olympian High School. “It was a good challenge,” said Fallbrook coach Miguel Trejo. “That was a tough one because we had about three girls who were injured.”

Savannah McInerny gave Fallbrook a 1-0 halftime lead with a successful penalty kick. The Eagles tied the score in the second half on a rebound from a teammate’s blocked shot. “They were in the right spot in the right time,” Trejo said.

The game ended as a 1-1 tie. “It was overall a good game,” Trejo said.

Vista High School hosted the Warriors on Jan. 9 and took a 2-1 victory over Fallbrook. “The first half they were dominating a lot,” Trejo said. “After that we picked it up and we started dominating.”

The Panthers had a 2-0 halftime cushion. Madi Reynoso converted a rebound into a second-half goal to reduce the Panthers’ final margin of victory to one score. “The girls played a heck of a game,” Trejo said.

The Warriors’ first win of 2015 was a 2-1 victory Jan. 15 at Del Lago High School. “We went in there with plenty of rest,” Trejo said.

The Firebirds scored first. “We were having difficulty putting the ball in the back of the net,” Trejo said. “Towards the end of the first half we started playing better.”

Reynoso’s shot from outside the penalty arc tied the game. Later in the first half, a cross from Piercy Robinson to Peyton Brittain provided the winning goal.

The victory ended a seven-game winless streak for the Warriors.

Fallbrook’s final pre-league game was a Jan. 16 loss to El Camino. Although the final score was 5-0, neither team scored in the first half. The Wildcats’ initial goal was on a play the Warriors felt was a hand ball violation. “That one goal changed the whole momentum of the game,” Trejo said.