A back-and-forth game turned into a Fort Mill Lady Jackets advantage with a 9-3 win over rival Nation Ford.
Fort Mill opened the game with a goal from Grace Sandler about two and half minutes into play.
Nation Ford came back about three minutes later to even the game as Catherine Barhorst scored tying the game at one. The score was her 200th career goal, the most for any Falcons boys’ or girls’ lacrosse player in school history.
“It has been a goal of mine since I was a freshman,” Barhorst said, who is committed to the University of Cincinnati. “I went over 100 assists also (this season) and want to get to 150 by the end of the season.”
That score would stand as the first quarter would end tied 1-1.
The second quarter was a battle of attrition for both schools as they traded possession, but struggled to score.
After a timeout, Fort Mill came out and scored three goals with CeCe Shia scoring twice and Taylor
Wilcox adding another goal for a 4-1 halftime lead.
“We just wanted to get our composure,” said Fort Mill head coach Kirsten Terry. “It was a sloppy first half. We are in a good spot right now.”
In the second half, Fort Mill struck first with a goal from Molly Bennett at 10:35 left in the third quarter.
Barhorst bounced back scoring for Nation Ford as both her and Bennett traded goals for their teams. Bennett and Barhorst would both secure hat tricks in the third quarter as Fort Mill led 7-3 after the period.
The Jackets opened the fourth quarter with Sandler scoring her second goal. Rylee Raiter scored for the Jackets two minutes later to extend their lead as that would be the last goal of the game.
“A lot of our failures were mostly self-inflicted,” said Nation Ford head coach Emily Daly. “I am confident they will be able to make a good playoff run.”
The win puts Fort Mill at 5-2 overall and 4-0 in Region 3-5A play, while Nation Ford dropped to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the region.
March 11 Roundup
The Catawba Ridge girls’ lacrosse team won 20-11 over Ardrey Kell to improve their record to 4-4 on the season.
The Catawba Ridge golf team shot an opening round 325 at the Bengal Invitational and were led by OT Mitchell with a one-under 71, followed by a 75 from Hunter Warren.
The Catawba Ridge baseball team beat South Pointe 10-0 to improve to 6-0 on the season and open Region 3-4A play with a win.
The Fort Mill baseball team lost 6-5 to Blythewood to open Region 3-5A play. That dropped their record to 3-2 overall.
The Nation Ford boys’ lacrosse team beat Fort Mill 9-4 as they improve to 4-3 on the year and 4-0 in Region 3-5A. Fort Mill dropped to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in region play.
The Nation Ford baseball team lost 5-2 to Clover in extra innings to open Region 3-5A play dropping their record to 3-3 overall.
The Nation Ford tennis team shutout Catawba Ridge winning 6-0 to improve to 4-0 on the year.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
