Garfield vs. Prep - Game Recap

Garfield and Prep have a spirited rivalry stemming from the days on the Queen Anne middle school team. Snider rings in first on the board, finding net with 4 minutes into the first quarter. Prep and Garfield are playing a spirited contest for the ground balls, though equal in possession time.

Spano picks up a failed clear behind the defense, and sticks a bouncer by Montoya to go up 2-1 Prep.

With 3:51 left in the half, snider unleashes a fireball tying it up at 2. Garfield gets another possession and sets up to shoot behind the cage. A slight rotation brings Snider down to the crease with a stick, and moves the ball from Travis to Snider for number 3 with just over 2 minutes in the first half.

Prep clears to Parietti who shoots and turns it over to Garfield who fails to clear again. Prep can't capitalize on it and the score remains 3-2 Garfield. Shots and ground balls are about equal at halftime.

Moving the ball around looking for feeders, Garfield's Hoffman drives for a look to Travis who dodges with both hands and shoots lefty for a score making it 4-2 Garfield.

Prep gets an EMO for a late hit and can't capitalize. Both of these teams are fighting for ground balls, getting Garfield another penalty and prep another opportunity for a score. Montoya is stopping some great shots on good prep ball movement.

Garfield controls the ball for much of the third with strong defense by Thramer and Thayer. At the end of three, Garfield leads by two. Only one goal this quarter.

In the fourth, Prep is coming hungry and gets an EMO opportunity when Prep gets a second man-up tacked on. O'Neill's shot is stuffed, and Montoya sends it to kill the first penalty, and forces prep to keep passing to kill the penalty.

Seconds later, Hoffman gets a trip from O'Neill but Prep can't capitalize. Hoffman releases, comes right to the angle Iron and hangs one top left to make the score 5-2 Garfield.

O'Neill gets a couple more shots lefty fading, but Montoya is stopping the ball effectively. Garfield gets a few shots but doesn't take away a ringer. Prep takes a couple shots, but cannot possess long enough to make it count either. With just over two minutes, Garfield tries to possess, but turns over on a penalty, but prep again turns it over and allows Garfield to kill the clock finishing the game 6-2.  Garfield has 36 ground balls and 22 shots, to Prep's 30 and 19.  Garfield is going to have to demonstrate a more well-rounded play if the second seed wants to make a run for the championship.  Prep had an opportunity, but could not take advantage of it.