The Pennsbury Falcons took to the highway to face Council Rock South for a midweek match up. Coming off of a big win at home against CR North, the Falcons were anxious to get back to work and keep the momentum going. "This was the most "blind" we have ever gone into a game against South. We really had no idea what kind of roster they had or any details about their style of play," said head coach, Traci Curtis. "All we knew was that they had two new incredible coaches who would certainly bring out the best in their group." Blind or not, PHS did not wait to attack, scoring their first goal one minute after the starting whistle. "Nandi Ntshalintshali took a quick free hit, putting it out wide to Regan Rodriguez who carried and distributed to Abby Iacona on the right. Iacona dodged with such control and confidence and carried it baseline then dumped it to stroke where Rodriguez had cut awaiting the pass. Rodriguez connected for a perfectly executed offensive series," said Curtis. The score was 1-0 before anyone could blink. Four minutes later everyone did blink and the score was tied up 1-1. CR South came down the right side with strength, hypnotized one of the PHS defenders and scored on a simple cross pass to the post and deflect it right in. It was pretty much a carbon copy of the Pennsbury goal and proved that this was going to be one tough battle. The Falcons struck again with 50 seconds left in the first quarter when Leila Curtis fed the ball into the circle from the left to Ryan Burdette who got a tip around the goalie with just enough deflection for Regan Rodriguez to pick it and dump it with a reverse tap. "It was a 2-1 game going into the second quarter, but we knew it was going to be a tough climb for sixty minutes against this team," explained Curtis. "We loved the way our girls were playing and dominating possession, but there were moments of breakdown for sure and something we need to continue to work on." The second quarter was scoreless but the Falcons had possession in their offensive end for most of the fifteen minutes. "We had many opportunities to add another goal in the second quarter putting a handful of shots on goal, but just did not finish in the circle. We loved the patience and possession our girls were using throughout, but there was an urgency to get more than a one goal lead," said Curtis. "Kudos to to Cailyn Reilly in the backfield for making a very smart decision at the end of the quarter to ice the ball in the corner and allow the clock to run down. It's moments like that when we feel the power across the board on our team - every single person is doing their job and doing it really well." The third quarter was a more back and forth battle with South not letting up at all. The orange and black stretched the lead to 3-1 with two minutes left in the third on a break away run by Burdette feeding Iacona a pass in front of the goal for another great teamwork finish. "The way Iacona and Burdette operate in the middle is so much fun to watch. Their IQ, speed, skill, and decision making together is top notch," Curtis said. The fourth quarter got interesting when South connected on a "man up" goal with nine minutes left to play. PHS had a player out with a card and South took advantage of the moment. With only half a quarter left to play, it was a one goal game and you could feel the CRS energy rising. The intensity heated up with another PHS player carded and out and South earning two offensive penalty corners with 2 minutes left in the game. Abby McCole and company put a stop to those opportunities and with a complete team effort, Pennsbury squashed any further attack and walked away with the 3-2 win. "Once again our coaching staff was very proud of the unity and connectedness of our squad at every level. There are so many great things happening out there and we are seeing the girls get creative and really play freely as a unit. We will continue to take one moment at a time and stay laser focused on what we need to do each and every day," explains Curtis. Pennsbury will travel to Abington on Friday to face an opponent they haven't seen in a few years.