Health & Fitness
Blue Lightning Strikes Again! Defeats Peabody and Remains Unbeaten!
The Blue Lightning, the Swampscott 14-and-under girls' travel soccer team, is off to a 4-0 start in its quest to capture the Essex County Youth Soccer Association championship title!
This blog was written by Phil Sloan.
Blue Lightning, the Swampscott 14-and-under girls' travel soccer team, continued its winning ways on Saturday, May 5, defeating Peabody 4-3 victory in a hard-fought game played at Swampscott High School.
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Forward Meghan Hartmann scored all the goals for Swampscott, and even had a fifth score nullified on a questionable call by the referee late in the game, however, the Blue Lightning defense held Peabody in check to secure the win. Goalkeeper Olivia Cooke came up with a key save in the second half to preserve the Blue Lightning's perfect record at 4-0.
Midfielders Rebecca Cerra, Megan Marocco, Ali Sloan, and Emma Cerra played strong games for the Blue Lightning, however, it was the defense, led by Jessica Gambale, Alayna O'Keefe, Sara Martin and Emily Guo would stepped up, as teammates Anna Hunt and Kendall Rhodes were unavailable to play.
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Coaches Eve Gambale, Suzanne Wright and Anthony Cerra have the Blue Lightning playing well headed into the toughest part of the schedule, with a potent offense led by forwards Hartmann and Sarah Hingston, balancing against an aggressive defense led by Gambale, Hunt and Cooke. This may be a team headed for the season-ending Pingree tournament! Stay tuned...
