Saturday

Grace carrying the ball and Leah with the hat on.

Saturday's game was tough.  This was the second game of the season with only few more practices than that under their belt.  Seems each year the other teams get stronger and we're finding our way to catch up.  This season we also had a very strong forward not return.  She's playing in the highly competitive team with her older sister.

Saturday we traveled to Plano to play their fields.  It was cloudy and we were sure it was going to rain - even though we haven't seen rain in weeks.  The clouds made it a bit chilly, especially when the wind blew.  And this field in Plano was torn up and rough.

Grace is the most talented youth girls' soccer player we've ever seen.  She's fast, strong and has amazing footwork.  She's good because she practices.  A lot.  She scores the vast majority of our goals.  Last season between Grace and Kirby they had the offense under control.  Fast forward to this season. No Kirby.  How would we keep up with Grace?

That's where Leah comes in.  She's small and oh, so quick.  And she's smart and tough - which makes up for any lack of height.  She's amazing to watch.  And Saturday she scored our only goal.  Which is why we won 1-0.  Phew~ a tough-fought victory with a new star!