William Smith kept a clean sheet against DMLK on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the DMLK Panthers 1-0. The Eagles wouldn't have won without Roberto Alfaro, who scored the game-winner.
William Smith was without their leading scorer, Santiago Sosa Hernandez, in Monday's contest. With Sosa Hernandez sidelined, William Smith had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players hit the pitch for the first time this season: Ivan Perez, Alan Ballesteros Marquez, and Alfaro. Alfaro made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and five steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
William Smith's victory bumped their record up to 6-4-3. As for DMLK, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which is still a better percentage than their 1-6-1 record this season.
William Smith will venture away from home to face off against Aurora West College Prep Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. William Smith's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. DMLK has already played their next game, a 6-5 defeat against Manual on the 15th.
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