Walt Whitman High School vs Einstein High School

On October 7, the Albert Einstein Titans faced off the Whitman Vikings in a 3-1 defeat. Whitman won the coin toss and elected to take possession first. The game kicked off with a strong Titan defensive start as the Vikings quickly marched onto Titan territory. 5 mins into the half, the Titans were first to add points onto the board, taking advantage from a pass mistake by the Vikings, allowing #20 Chase Tucker to trace the ball down and score an easy one-on-one situation. It only took seconds after the goal for Whitman to tie the game, going down the field straight out of kickoff and taking a shot. The shot was saved by #0 Maya Garnett, but rebounded straight to Whitman and allowed #8 Maika Lotsch scored the tap-in goal, bringing the game equal once again at 1-1. Defensive errors from the Vikings almost handed the Titans a second goal for the night. A miscommunicated pass landed in the hands of Tucker for the second time and shot left side of the goal, hitting the goalpost and barely saved by Vikings goalkeeper #99 Hannah Lewington. 30 minutes into the half, the match remained neck-and-neck as Einstein was playing well built defense, where the game remained to be in Einstein’s side of the field. Einstein showed better signs of possession into Whitman territory, becoming more accurate with their passes but couldn’t find that goal-opening lane and be able to march down the field. Whitman had the speed advantage over the Titans, yet they couldn't attempt any shots inside the penalty box. Time drained out as the first half ended, remaining even at 1-1. The second half kicked off with Whitman continuing to stay in Titan possession, a major pattern that continued to improve for the Vikings. A penalty was called in favor for the Vikings, giving Whitman their first lead of the game from penalty taker #6 Ailya Wales, going up 2-1. Whitman continued to dominate time of possession. 15 minutes into the half, Einstein had not recorded a single shot, knowing that Whitman marked down Einstein players with fast aggressiveness. Marking down Einstein attackers started to trend by Whitman’s defense. Two or three defenders were seen pressuring an Einstein player when maintaining possession, pocketing the player and forcing them to lose possession. 25 minutes into the half, Whitman increased their lead to 3-1 after a corner cross was deflected that allowed #17, Kaitlyn Garnett, to take the shot in the crowd of players and get the ball back of the net. The Titan defense started to look physically drained from Whitman’s dominance on possession, also not receiving much help from the offense. Time ticked down, as the Whitman Vikings walked out with a 3-1 victory over the Titans.