Carpinteria boys soccer scored one goal in each half and played solid defense to come away with a 2-0 win over Malibu on Friday.
The Warriors were the aggressors early, keeping Malibu in their half of the field for the first 10 minutes of the match.
That pressure proved to be effective as Carpinteria picked up an early lead thanks to a goal from Jeshua Magaña, his third in the last three games.
Despite continuing to see opportunities in Malibu’s half of the field, the 1-0 lead held until halftime.
The second half was more of the same for the Warriors, who continued to push the offensive tempo and make the Malibu defense work.
With 12 minutes left, Carpinteria’s Angel Zepeda found himself with the ball 20 yards out from the goal. Zepeda ripped a low drive into the right corner of the goal and it snuck past the goalkeeper to give the Warriors the 2-0 lead.
That score held until the final whistle to give Carpinteria the league victory.
“We created a lot of goal-scoring chances but I give credit to Malibu’s keeper, he had a lot of good saves,” Warriors coach Gerardo Rodriguez said. “Our team has been playing well the last three games but there are still some small things we need to fix and improve on.”
The Warriors will take on Nordhoff at home next week.
Girls Soccer
The Carpinteria girls team also took on Malibu and escaped with a 1-1 draw.
The Warriors fell behind in the first five minutes of the match when Malibu got on the board thanks to a penalty goal.
Carpinteria then went on the attack, creating multiple close chances at a score throughout the match.
However, a Warrior goal didn’t come until the 79th minute, when Logan Labistour ran down a ball and finished it off for the score before time could expire.
“I felt today that a player’s frustration was feeding off other’s frustrations,” Carpinteria coach Freddy Martinez said. “The girls are putting more pressure on themselves in an attempt to get themselves out of this mid-season slump and this game demonstrated how soccer is part skill and equal parts controlling emotions.
“But I am very happy we were able to salvage a point today. We still control our faith in the hopes of playoff this season.”
Carpinteria is now 6-3-1 overall and 3-3-1 in league play. They will face Nordhoff on Wednesday on the road.
Girls Basketball
On the hardwood, Carpinteria tallied a league victory over Malibu by a score of 54-36.
“We played our most complete game in league play,” Warriors coach Henry Gonzales said. “Offensively we were effective and efficient and able to take advantage of good scoring opportunities. Defensively we were tenaciously competitive and fundamentally good.”
The balanced play resulted in Carpinteria scoring more than 10 points in every quarter while also holding Malibu to less than 10 points in each quarter.
Amarisse Camargo fell one rebound short of a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Meanwhile, Jamaica Cook tallied eight points and 13 rebounds and Charlotte Cooney chipped in 12 points and four assists.
“I was very happy with our team effort and execution in every aspect of the game,” Gonzales said. “We have taken two big steps forward this week and look to continue making big steps next week.”
With the win, the Warriors moved to 8-6 on the season with a 4-2 Citrus Coast League mark.
