On May 8, the Einstein Titans suffer a heartbreaking 11-10 defeat against the Springbrook blue devils.
Both teams were facing each other with some tension after Einstein barely escaped a 7-6 overtime win in the last meeting between the titans and the Blue Devils.
Einstein made sure to enter the game aggressive as the game started. The Titans played strong offense with the help of key passes that led to a goal by #18 Chase Tucker. Tucker continued to not be an absence as the JV bump up scored another goal off of a penalty shot. #5 Paige shultz strengthened the lead with a strong rush near the goal. Springbrook continued to play with agility despite the lead Einstein possessed, winning every face off and starting to grow momentum. This momentum worked as Springbrook came back from the 3 goal deficit and scored 3 goals all from penalty shots. The first quarter ended with a 3-3 intense game.
Springbrook brought the game leveled as the 2nd quarter started, but that momentum slowly started to end as Einstein made sure to not let up another 3 goal lead. #17 Jocelyn Kay would have a strong 1 on 1 goal to get the lead back. Einstein continued with the offensive aggression again from a penalty shot, as teams know its almost a 99% chance Limauro scores off of a penalty. The blue devils goalie made sure to keep the lead from getting worse in having 6 total saves, but wasn’t enough for another Limauro Goal into the bottom net. The half ended with a 6-3 Titans lead.
Titans continued to progress as the 2nd half started, scoring a quick goal by Kay once again from getting wide open. Springbrook knew they would have to keep the game close seeing the 3 goal lead once again, in which they did make it close. Springbrook would score 3 additional goals with the help of players #10 and #2, bringing the Einstein lead down to one at 2:34, but Einstein wanted to make the lead slightly bigger, with Shutltz once again adding up to the lead. The quarter ended with a 9-7 lead.
Springbrook continue the momentum and mindset of a comeback as the last quarter came in, despite #11 Lena Fleschner starting goal. A controversial move came into play for the Titans, subbing out the starting goalie for the backup this late into the game in the playoffs. This would cost the titans, with Springbrook tying up the score at 10-10 minutes laters with only a minute left. The faceoff commenced with Springbrook winning the ground ball and took one last push towards Einstein. The Titans would give up a crucial last second penalty shot with 17 seconds remaining in the 4th. Springbrook would score the penalty shot by #10 Zepporra Linday in completing the comeback and winning the game 11-10.
The Titans season ends in a heart breaker as Springbrook will head to regional finals and will either face Richard Montgomery or Wheaton.