Rainy day and messy conditions led to a rough Friday afternoon for the Foxborough Warriors. Giving up two free kicks in the first half, Foxborough found themselves on the losing end of a 3-0 defeat to the King Philip Warriors.
King Philip got on the scoreboard early with a goal from Malorie Knowlton. Coming in from the right side, Knowlton was able to drill it past Foxboro to take a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute.
Foxborough had a couple of opportunities to come back, but King Philip was excellent in denying Foxborough any chance in getting a shot off. Facing a tight defense left Foxborough with few options offensively.
Find out what's happening in Wrenthamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
“Today they did a nice job of marking up tight, minimizing mistakes,” King Philip coach Greg Massotti said of his defense.
King Philip was able to put the game away quickly with a couple of goals off of free kicks. Jane Bingel netted away two goals off of set pieces, with the first one coming in the 15th minute and the second one coming in the 29th minute. Bingel, who does not regularly take free kicks for King Philip, made the most of her chances against Foxborough.
Find out what's happening in Wrenthamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
“I just felt Jane had it today, and gave her the opportunity,” said Massotti.
Taking the first free kick from right of the top of the box, Bingel banged in her first goal after banking the ball off the left post to give King Philip a 2-0 lead. Her second goal came from the top of the box once again but from the left end. A simple boot to the top of the net was enough to give King Philip a 3-0 lead.
Foxboro tried to come back in the second half, but a good goalie in net and the struggle to find shots was too much for them.
“We just have to improve our shot quality. We can’t shoot it right at the goalie. We made her job easy, and that’s not what we’re supposed to be doing,” said Foxborough assistant coach Brittany Jamieson.
Even with few shots coming at her, it was not an easy day for King Philip goalkeeper Jill Valente. The rain can make a routine save into a difficult one.
“She had a lot of good saves. Some tough ones that I thought especially on a wet surface that could have skidded and gone in,” said Massotti.
With the win, King Philip improves to 2-4-2 overall and 2-3-1 in league play, while Foxborough is 0-6-0, with all games being league play.
Foxborough will be back on the road for their next game. They will travel to Oliver Ames High School for a 5:30pm match on Sept. 26. King Philip will also be on the road on the 26th as they face Attleboro High School. Match time is set for 3:30pm.