(Story by Coach Lance Harvey)

     What a difference a day makes. The Chillicothe Lady Hornets soccer team, fresh off a solid win over St. Joe Benton on Monday, fell on Tuesday to the Lady Knights of Kansas City Lutheran by a score of 9-1.
     The first twenty minutes passed with Chillicothe playing defense as K.C. Lutheran’s offensive unit put together several scoring opportunities. Good goalkeeper play by Brooke Jettleson kept the score knotted at 0-0. The Lady Knights offensive tenacity paid off in the 21st minute as sophomore phenom, Sierra Grimm scored the first of her fourgoals and then added two more within a five minute span. KC Lutheran added another goal in the 35th minute to make it 4-0. Soon after Hornets fortunes seemed to turn around when freshman forward Samantha Baldwin collected a cross from Kylie Barton and buried a hard shot into the back of the net to make the score 4-1 at halftime.
     In the second half the Lady Hornets were unable to generate any momentum and the Lady Knights continued their scoring barrage with five more goals to set the final score. Coach Lance Harvey had these comments about the game, “ KC Lutheran has some really quality players but the fact of the matter is, we were mentally unprepared to play today. Coming off a win, we should never come out flat like we did today. As coach, I take responsibility for that. I guarantee it won’t happen again.”
     The Lady Hornets have a full week off until their next game in the Excelsior Springs tournament. Games and starting times are yet to be announced.