With a playoff game on the line, Faith Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lapel Bulldogs. The Eagles' winning goal came courtesy of Emily Welborn.
Faith Christian used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Lapel. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Ella Sexton (80), Gracyn Musick (80), and Rachel Holder (75). The trio had averaged 52.1, 44.4, and 42.4 minutes respectively before Saturday's contest. Holder made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Faith Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-2 record this season. As for Lapel, the loss snapped their winning streak at 13 games and leaves them with a 18-2-1 record.
Faith Christian will take on Westview at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Westview sitting on seven straight victories and Faith Christian on nine. Lapel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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