The rainy morning gave way to just enough sunshine to dry out the grassy pitch at Pennsbury HS as the Falcons opened up at home against top-ranked Neshaminy. Pennsbury allowed history to repeat itself, once again, as Neshaminy knocked some wind out of their sails and sent PHS back to the drawing board with a 6-0 loss. "As coaches we just have to put one foot in front of the other and get really creative and more purposeful in deciding how to take the next step", explains head coach, Traci Curtis. In this league just when you think you've worked really hard and prepared well, you learn that there is so much more that needs to be done. Our starting point is just not at the same level as Neshaminy's and we have to do better and figure out how to close that gap before August. The Skins came out and scored in the first two minutes with a cross and a tip that the Falcon's goalie misread. "It was an unlucky moment and something we have to learn to bounce back from right away", said Curtis. Curtis added, "Giving a team like Neshaminy a gift like that so early on is never a good way to start because they will definitely pounce on that vulnerability and use it." The red and blue notched a goal off of a corner shot with three minutes left in the first quarter giving them a 2-0 lead as the first buzzer sounded. Neshaminy's Kasey Rieger added two more goals in the second quarter off of penalty corners giving the Skins a 4-0 lead into halftime. Pennsbury's coaching staff was working the line up like they were trying to solve a Rubix Cube. "We were addressing fatigue issues, and using fresh legs off the bench, while simultaneously hoping to play to our strength of speed. Our combinations were changing rapidly and unfortunately we just couldn't find the sweet spot today", Curtis said. The Falcons came out in the second half with a little more fight. Sophomore goalie and JV captain, Abby McCole, stepped into the cage and did an amazing job for the final two quarters. Pennsbury held the Skins to one goal in the third quarter with three minutes left and one goal in the fourth quarter with two minutes left making the final score 6-0. "Neshaminy is a strong, fast team and they don't let down or wait for anything for the entire 60 minutes. The only thing we can do is learn from them and understand the immense work we have to do moving forward. Being "good" doesn't cut it in this league - our only choice is to get better." Curtis made sure to add, "There were some key players today who did step up and work really hard to make a difference. Freshman, Abby Iacona, came in and did all the right things in the center of the field, Junior, Avalee Shumski, was a beast on defense along with freshman defender, Cailyn Reilly and freshman, Ryan Burdette and Senior, Mia Popovich, used their speed and smarts to create opportunities offensively. Curtis laughed, "We are like scientists in a lab looking for the perfect formula. We will get there - we just need a little more time." Pennsbury will travel to Truman on Tuesday and then face Bensalem on Thursday next week.