Preseason went by in a blur this year. It feels like we blinked and the next thing we knew we were standing opposite the defending SOL champs with the sound of the opening whistle ringing in our ears, said head coach, Traci Curtis. Facing Neshaminy in our first regular season game on the first day of school took a special type of preparation, both physically and mentally. We have been working really hard to fine tune our talents and put the pieces together. Today just helped us to catapult that process ahead as we scribbled game notes on how to improve across the board. The loss is disappointing, but the takeaway is valuable. The best part about playing Neshaminy in this first match up is that it completely establishes where we stand. What we think we are doing well we need to do better and what we think we need to work on continues to be true. The Skins came out strong and pushed us back on our heels right away. They are good at that. Their hard hits, speed, skill, and aggressive play are familiar Neshaminy traits that can be tough to match. This year our Pennsbury FH theme is #WORKINPROGRESS and it played itself out in perfect form over 4 quarters. The Skins scored 3 goals in the first quarter to put the Falcons down 3-0. Pennsbury refused to give up, there was no choice but to adjust. The second quarter was scoreless as the black and orange held it to 3-0 going into halftime. Progress. Neshaminy scored again early in the third making it 4-0 and then the Falcons answered back with their first goal. Riley Henderson took the penalty corner shot and Rylie Borgman redirected it to Meg McClure who tipped it into the cage. Progress. With the score 4-1 and a lot of game left to play, the Falcons continued to fight. Goalkeeper, Jordan Vradenburgh denied shot after shot and defender, Gabby Darling added 2 defensive saves. The Skins put in one final goal in the fourth quarter to make the final score 5-1, which is a much better outcome compared to last season's first match up when the Falcons fell to Neshaminy 7-0. Progress. We learned a lot about ourselves today as players and coaches and are grateful that we have the opportunity to keep working, growing, and getting better. Pennsbury will travel to Truman on Thursday and host Hatboro-Horsham on Friday to finish out the week of play.