Hoosick Falls 4, Tamarac 1
It took a while for a tough Panther team to wake up, but they turned a close game into one everyone was waiting to have end very quickly in their 4-1 win. Coming off a 4-3 victory over CCHS and playing a Tamarac team that hadn't played a game yet, you could sense the malaise for a while. Once they turned on the afterburners, they left their opponents in the dust.
The visiting Hoosick Falls controlled the game at the onset - not necessarily getting clear scoring opportunities, but possession was theirs. Angela Gonzalez got them on the board with a rebound off a Taylor Mann assist. However, play was a bit more even over the last 30ish minutes of the half. Tamarac saw the ball on their attacking end much more often, although not generating scoring chances. That being said, Hoosick Falls wasn't getting those chances either. The game felt like a chopped & screwed song - slllloooooowwwwwwww. Not much going on. You could sense a little bit of frustration on the HF side, who probably would've liked a better start after their impressive last win. They turned it back up to start the 2nd half, though. They didn't score in this timeframe, but were able to let off 5 shots in the first 2 minutes of the half. At this point, it was like a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. You didn't feel it yet, but you knew it was coming. High-octane speedster Jordyn Haynes got it going for them with around 30 minutes to go, speeding past the defense to give herself a 1 on 1 against the keeper, and of course she won. Fast forward another 6 minutes, and she found more open space and beat everyone upfield, scoring another one to make it 3-0. They started to cool the jets after that, and Tamarac evened play again. It got tough to watch at times, as it looked like both teams were just waiting for the clock to hit all zeroes. When that happens, it feels like it takes forever to get to that point. Mann broke the silence with a few minutes remaining, finishing one to add to her assist and make it 4-0. Tamarac was also able to tally in the waning moments - a shot from the right side went through the hands of HF's keeper, and a hustling Annie Paone beat everyone to the ball and poked it through to make it 4-1. None more would be had, though, and Hoosick Falls made the trip back home as winners.
Hoosick Falls outshot Tamarac 17-7 while I was there (missed a few minutes early) but not too many were on goal for either side. Tamarac's GK, Courtney Dreher, ended up with the ball in her hands 14 times over that time I was there. Her adversary, Jayde Tutunjian, only needed to control it 4 times. Tamarac had 7 goal kicks compared to HF's 2 - all this showing that the ball was on HF's end for quite a while. Jordyn Haynes has been killing it for a long time, and she's just a junior still. They showed what they can do after beating CCHS, so despite this being kind of a blah performance for a while, look out for Hoosick Falls (as always) this fall.
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