Walter Johnson High School vs Einstein High School

On April 23, Walter Johnson took over Einstein stadium in a 7-12 Titan defeat against the Wildcats. The game started with a strong attack demonstrated by the Titans, pushing more upfront towards the middle of the creese. This move was a bold move as a lot of space was left open near the Einstein defense. The Wildcats saw this and took advantage of it after the Titans failed to score from two long shots and allowed the Wildcats to possess the ball. WJ player #11 Henry Dash showed off his speed and scored a powerful long shot goal against Einstein. The Wildcats gained lots of momentum from this goal, with Dash scoring adding one more in the first quarter and with a spin move goal by #13 Gavin Heartz. The quarter ended with a 4-0 Wildcat lead. Entering the 2nd quarter, the Wildcats continued to maintain offensive possession, with Dash leading up to his name and scoring a goal with his speed, securing the hat-trick. The Titans knew they had to reduce this deficit as soon as possible, in which Einstein player #7 Lucien Johnson scored a strong goal into the top corner of the net. Although this would motivate Einstein players, WJ player #37 Owen Struzzerio scored 36 seconds later, making the Titan comeback more difficult. Johnson scored one more goal, along with Titans player #2 Johnathan Windt from an intercepted pass. The strong run ended quickly, after a goal by WJ that barely surpassed the back of the net. The first half ended with a 3-7 WJ lead. Einstein player #5 Dillon Mitchell made sure to boost the Titans morale, scoring an impressive long shot goal from the left side of the field going into the start of the 3rd quarter. The WJ defense standed out the most in this game, with Einstein losing the ball from behind the back stick checks. Mitchell was able to break through this harder WJ defense, scoring a jump shot goal. Despite the lead getting smaller, the Wildcats scored 4 more goals, with most goals being shot at the bottom area of the goalie. The quarter ended 5-11 and not looking good for Einstein. Most players were subbed out in the 4th quarter for the Wildcats as the starters were seen done for the day. Substitutes were in play for WJ with no worries due to the high lead and having the biggest roster in MOCO, with 34 total players. The game remained slow until Einstein player #11 Donovan Carnell and Johnson both scored in the span of minutes, to make the deficit much smaller. Substitute player #37 Owen Struzzerrio scored his first goal off of the bench to end the game 7-12. Einstein drops to 4-4 and will next face Watkins mills while the Wildcats will move to 5-4 and will next face Damascus.