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I am super proud of Kennedee this year has been so much better for high school soccer, she is loving it and doing so well. Her game last night made me cry right along with her. This was the second game against Timpanogos in the season, the first game we lost. It was heartbreaking. Going into the game our 2 schools were undefeated so we knew it would be a battle. We lost and the team went downhill a little. With 2 games in the season left we have lost only 3 games, but 3 heartbreaking losses. So last nights game was revenge. I pulled in the parking lot 10 minutes into the game and Timp had just scored their second goal. I thought oh crap should I leave now... So glad I stayed.
When I sat my chair down and started to watch, we got a foul called in the box. Kennedee has been taking the PK's and has ice flowing through her veins. She has made every shot so far but I still get nervous. She told me after the game the girls were trying to get in her head telling her she would miss. But she smiled and in her head she told the ball it was finding the net. And it did. At the half it was 2-1. MMHS came out in the second half and played tough. Kennedee has been playing wing and running a ton. She got a yellow card and had to sit out for a bit but long enough to get a breath. With a few minutes left in regulation, MMHS tied it up.
So after 90 minute regulation in the heat the played on after a quick break. I took Kennedee some cold water and her coach was talking to them asking them who wants to win? It was a pretty good pep talk because they came out tough and hard. MMHS dominated the 10 minute OT but no score. So they go into a second OT, if there is no score after the second one than the game is called as a tie. (A side note: Kennedee and Baylee are in the top 5 scoring for the state so every time they get the ball they are covered with defenders)
I moved to the side of the field that Kennedee is running the most on and I sat behind the goal. MMHS played hard and never gave up, they wanted this game pretty bad. They outplayed Timp and it paid off. Kennedee had a couple of break aways and good passes but it was starting to look like it would end in a tie. With 50 second left of OT MMHS worked the ball down the field, Baylee had posession and Kennedee was running wide. Baylee saw the pass and put it through the pack to Kennedee. 2 Timp players were by her but the look on Kennedee's face said it all, pure composure, determination, nothing was going to stop her. ( I wish I had my camera there). She looked at the ball coming to her feet, looked at the 2 defenders by her side, looked at the net and it went from there. She broke away just enough to get her footing right and just when a defender was catching up to her she launched the ball with her left foot and it hit the top corner in the back of the net.
As it hit the net I started to tear up, she had the biggest grin on her face, Rachel ran to her and hugged her, Kennedee cried and fell on the ground and her team piled on her. The game was over. The coaches came out to the team to congratulate them. It was such a great win and a great team effort. It just happens to be Kennedee who got the glory, but the whole team played well and never gave up. Kennedee will never forget that feeling. This article is one for Kennedee's book.
