Ups And Downs To Start The Spring Season

Chancellor Sports Recap: Softball, Baseball, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer

By: Greg Wolfe

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This past week of Chancellor Charger sports featured many ups and and downs for the four teams playing. Overall, the Chargers went 5-3 and showed talent in the young season.

The Boys Soccer team started off the week strong at home, as they cruised over Stafford 5-0. Five different Chargers scored in the game, and the team barely allowed the Indians any shots on goal (Boys Recap). For the Girls Soccer team, their offense also exploded for 6 goals that helped them win on the road against Stonewall Jackson. Lydia Burke found the net two times, and her teammate Caedyn Berg followed along with the hat trick of three goals herself.

On a cold Wednesday, the Baseball and Softball teams went on the road to face Massaponax. The softball team started hot on the cool day, but were unable to hold on as Massaponax's pitching shined and kept the Chargers quiet until they could take the lead and seal up the game (Softball Recap). Over on the baseball field, Tyler Fisher and Matt Zuna led the Chargers to a win as they ran away early to secure an 11-6 win, their second of the season. The cold didn't scare either of the two teams to nice offensive days.

On Thursday Chancellor stayed at Massaponax, the Girls Soccer team stepped up to play and had a real tough night. The offense never really found their way, and they lost starting goalkeeper Lexi Lawson to a sprained wrist. The team was a little shell-shocked, but the veteran filled team should have no problem finding their footing and moving forward (Girls Recap).

Things would finally warm up on Friday for the Chargers, as the Softball and Boys Soccer teams went to work and pulled out two exciting victories. The Boys were on the road, showing off their new jerseys in pure style scoring four goals to soar past EC Glass. Back at home, the softball team had their home opener and there was plenty to cheer for. Kenzie Coates came up with a clutch triple late to score the eventual game winning run, as Haley McDaniel pitched a gem to keep visiting Mountain View quiet (Softball Recap).

To round off the week, the Chargers Softball team woke up early to go on the road and face a loaded Stafford squad. The Chargers were missing some starters, and the team ultimately lost by the slaughter rule. Taylor Sullivan proved to the Chargers however that she's a good back up for McDaniel who was hurt early and struggled late (Softball Recap).

Looking back at the week, several Charger athletes shined and it's hard to pick just a few to highlight. For Boys Soccer, Eli Carr shined this week with his two goals and battling back from injury to help the Chargers get the victory later that week. For Girls Soccer, Caedyn Berg's hat trick against Stonewall Jackson was the highlight of the week as those three goals were what ultimately what gave the Chargers the win.

For baseball, Tyler Fisher's big day at the plate against Massaponax that included two doubles and more were huge for the team that continues to prove it's terrifying presence at the plate that we expected to see going into this year. And lastly for softball, Haley McDaniel had the biggest week with her 6 hits that helped her own pitching performance. Then, on the mound, she pitched all but 3 of the Chargers' innings and would've pitched for all of them if not for a knee injury that she bravely battled through on Saturday.

Looking forward to next week, good luck Chargers!