I guess that title is off a little. The spring regular season is wrapping up with standings going final. So let's go through and see what this spring had in store for our Falcon teams:
Baseball: After a rough stretch happened both early in the year, and in the middle, they found ways to whether the storm, showing heart and resilience to make sure they broke even at .500 (8-8), securing a home playoff game in the preliminary stages. This team found ways to win, even when the bats were not quite full of luck, lead in the pitching core by junior Jack Davenport and senior Pete Lamagna, and a defensive set of players that was constantly changing through the season. Seriously, the starting catcher at the beginning of the year was playing left field by the end of the year.
Softball: Rough year on the diamond for the softball team. Injuries plagued the team through the season and the loss of players at grade checks strained a already depth worn team. They made contact with the ball but couldn't consistently find the holes needed to get on base, while defensively they struggled with errors and bad luck. Pitching wise they had a variety of pitchers, as they tried to find a way to make something out of the season, but only mustered a .125 win percentage. (2-14)
Girls Lacrosse: I hope you didn't blink, because otherwise you might of missed it. To quote Jack Edwards this team showed "hearts of lions" after loosing their first four games. This team mustered a 6-game win streak, including knocking off Morse, who is riding the top seed into the playoffs. Coming out of the regular season as the fourth seed in the Class B East side of things, with a winning percentage of .500 (6-6), I will say that there are some things that concerns me with this team. The defense seems somewhat inconsistent, and has had moments this year where the inexperience in the defensive core seemed to be exploited. The defensive core of this team is made up of one junior, four sophomores and a couple of freshman, if that helps explain my point. This is a young set of backs, and they have struggled at times this year. Six of the twelve games they allowed more than twelve goals. Combine that with the fact that more than half of the goals scored came from three players, and I am left with some concern. It leaves me thinking about whether there is enough depth in this team to weather an injury happening, or enough experience to handle the level of play in the playoffs. This team has already showed they can make things happen though. If they get a bounce or two, they have shown that they can hold their own against some of the best in the class.
Boys Lacrosse: They snuck in. It was a rather wild, up and down sort of year. No win streaks more than two. No loosing streaks more than one game at a time. Offensive numbers and defensive totals fluctuated pretty drastically throughout the season. Grabbing win percentage of .500 on the year (6-6) is good, and will allow them to play on, but it is hard to say much more just looking at the little gameplay I say and the scores. I will say that if the scores don't lie, they will need to be a lot more consistent if they want to make a run of things.
