Matt Ackerman drops a cross-field pass to Justin Rees
The first and final periods went well for the Tigers but the middle two proved the difference in their 8-5 season-opening loss to Lakeville South, Monday, Apr. 11, at Tiger Stadium.
The teams battled to a 2-2 draw in a fast-paced opening 12 minutes before the Cougars erupted for six unanswered goals in the middle of the contest. Farmington scored all three goals in the final quarter but fell short of its first-ever varsity victory.
Matt Ackerman, Justin Rees, Quinn Malcolm, Jake Bauman and Marques Woods each scored a goal for the Tigers in the losing effort.
"We stress focus from start to finish," Tiger coach Paul Sorenson said, "and we lost that from the second half of the second period through most of the third. Other than that we dominated play. We just ran out of time at the end.
"The guys are upbeat and know where we need to tweak some things to move forward. Character is not something you get from a defeat; it reveals it. We plan on learning from this."
The Tigers get another chance for that elusive first win when they host Lakeville North, Thursday, Apr. 14, at Tiger Stadium.
