Lake Shore Lightning 10u

Coming off the high of winning the Maryland State Championship and a weekend off the celebrate the 4th of July, the Lightning came up short in their attempt to win their 4th straight tournament. While they easily handled the Howard County Patriots 16-0 and the Fairfax, Virginia, Firebirds 24-0 in their first two games, the Lightning fell to the Bayside Blues 2-5 in their final game Saturday. Sunday's single-elimination play began with the Lightning matched-up against the Patriots one more time. As they had in their previous 3 meetings the season, the Lightning prevailed, this time by a score of 12-0. Following their openning round win the Lightning squared off agains the Maryland STARS. Once again the Lightning remained undefeated in the season against an opponent, beating the STARS 8-3 for their 7th victory over them this year. The semi-final win against the STARS advanced the Lightning to a championship match-up against the Bayside Blues. In yet another classic showdown the Lightning fell short 5-6. This was the first loss in a championship game for the ladies from Lake Shore who were a perfect 5-0 in final games. Next up for the Lightning are the Mid-Atlantic Championships.