AURORA | Time heals wounds and generally gives more chances.
A season after losing a heartbreaking contest to rival Cherokee Trail, the Grandview girls lacrosse team left nothing to chance with a solid 10-7 victory when the teams met again Friday afternoon at Legacy Stadium.
Senior Alexis Petrarca and sophomores Madison Marshall and Morgan Matthews tallied two goals apiece and the Wolves held off a late charge from senior Shea Butler and Cherokee Trail to snap a two-game losing streak in the series.
“I think these girls have been thinking about this game for the last 365 days,” Grandview coach Kevin Mortimer said.
Grandview improved to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the Centennial League.
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GRANDVIEW 10, CHEROKEE TRAIL 7
Score by halves:
Grandview 3 7 — 10
Ch. Trail 2 5 — 7
Scoring
First half: Cherokee Trail — Lexi Ortt; Grandview — Madison Marshall; Cherokee Trail — Kaylee Sigg; Grandview — Morgan Matthews, 6:22; Grandview — Megan Millage, 1:36
Second half: Grandview — Alexis Petrarca, 21:18; Grandview — Petrarca, 20:37; Grandview — Matthews, 18:34; Cherokee Trail — Shea Butler, 17:43; Cherokee Trail — Kelley Rowe, 13;51; Grandview — Millage, 11:45; Grandview — Demi Segura, 9:25; Cherokee Trail — Butler, 9:08; Cherokee Trail — Butler, 8:15; Cherokee Trail — Heather Martin, 7:35; Grandview — Taylor Crist, 4:51
