Weather pushes up start times of soccer games

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Continuing District 9-5A play on Friday, the Redhawks’ soccer teams take on the Reedy Lions, with the girls beginning at an updated time of 5:30 p.m. at home and the boys rescheduled for 5:45 p.m. with the games moved to an earlier start time to avoid potential bad weather.

Losing 5-1 to the Wakeland Wolverines on Tuesday, girls’ head coach Elizabeth Mokler has worked to get the team into the right mentality in order to bounce back.

“We’ve been working with the girls on building them up, setting expectations, working on drills that focus on these areas,” Mokler said. “We are approaching Friday’s game with confidence and determination. We are going to outpossess and outshoot our opponent.”

For the boys’ team, the Redhawks aim to earn their first district win and bring their overall record to 3-2-1.

“We are hoping to bounce back from a tough loss and get our season back on track,” senior Nicholas Siv said. “We have been focusing on patching up our past mistakes to find success.”

Boys’ head soccer coach Fred Kaiser believes if the team remains locked in on their style of play, success will follow.

“We are approaching Friday by focusing on improving our game,” Kaiser said. “If we can play our game, we should be able to take care of Reedy.”