Dos Pueblos girls soccer came away with a 3-1 record at the Hart Holiday Showcase in Santa Clarita on Thursday and Friday.
“I am very pleased with this talented group of athletes who are beginning to come together and one can see the trust within the team is growing,” Chargers coach Marco Medina said. “The one-touch passing combinations and playing out of the back underscores their understanding of what we are trying to do as a team.
“I would like to acknowledge our defense for playing with confidence and composure; Taylor Hayes, Anastasia Brunner, Hazel Burgess, and Kacey Hurley,” Medina said.
“Additionally, kudos to the steady play of senior midfielders Kate Peterson, Madelyn Jones, Ryan Calkins and Emma Basave for their patience, vision and aggressive play.”
Dos Pueblos 4, Immaculate Hart 0
The Chargers kicked off the showcase with a dominant shutout victory over Immaculate Hart.
The goalkeeping duo of Maggie Gallup and Jocelyn Symons combined to pitch the shutout.
On the offensive end, Maleka Wilcox secured a brace with a pair of goals while Alma Basave and Ryan Calkins each found the back of the net once.
Chaminade 4, Dos Pueblos 1
On the second matchup of the first day of competition, the Chargers fell to highly-ranked Chaminade by a trio of goals.
Dos Pueblos got the scoring started when Wilcox fired a shot from outside the box into the top right corner of the goal.
However, Chaminade took control from there with four unanswered goals, three of which came from set pieces.
Dos Pueblos 3, Paraclete 1
The Chargers opened up the second day of play with a strong win over Paraclete.
Ruby Streatfeild got her first goal of the season to open up the scoring off a loose ball inside the box.
Then, Calkins found Wilcox for a goal to expand on the lead. Wilcox scored the team’s third and final goal on a free kick from 40 yards out to secure the 3-1 win.
Dos Pueblos 2, Canyon 1
The Chargers rounded out the showcase with a 2-1 win over Canyon.
Canyon got on the board first to take an early 1-0 lead, but Dos Pueblos came on strong from there.
Madelyn Jones hit the equalizer after dribbling through defenders and firing a 20-yard knuckleball shot past the goalkeeper.
Wilcox capped off her impressive showcase performance with the game-winning goal. She took on two defenders and fired a shot with her left foot to pull out the win.
