Malden High School’s Girls Soccer team beat Lynn Classical with the score of 1-0 on Tuesday, October 10th. A goal was scored by sophomore Batoul Chouiki and shut out by junior Audree Carleton. The game was held at Pine Banks in Melrose. Throughout the game, the girls played great defense against the opposing team. Both teams played a really well, but MHS was able to shut out Lynn Classical to keep the score of 1-0 throughout the game.
Up until the second half of the game, Malden had been tied against Lynn Classical but Chouiki scored the winning goal which leading Malden to the win against their opponent Lynn Classical.
The goalie for the team, Junior Audree Carleton, explained that from her perspective, the team as a whole played as a unit and had good communication. Carleton also added that “[There was] very good passing and overall [they] played like a well-rounded team.”
In spite of the fact that Carleton played great as a goalie, she explained that in the future, she wants to take more time on her punts to make sure that her team had “more time to set up on the field.” Throughout the game, Carleton had many great saves and was able to keep the ball away from the goal.
Chouiki, who scored the winning goal, explained that the game went really well for her and the team improved on their passing. Chouiki stated that “[she] felt very good because [she had not] scored in three games and it [brought them] closer to making states.” She continued to explain that something she would have liked for the team to be more aggressive in attack, suggesting that “2-0 is better than 1-0.”
Lynn Classical played defense well, despite Malden High having a strong offensive team and attacking them everywhere on the field throughout the game. The girls worked together to prevent Lynn Classical from scoring, making Malden up by one.
Junior Alyne Connick played a great game as well. She had great saves and passes, along with great defense. Connick explained that the team did way better from how they originally started off the season. She implied that the team’s communication and passing, “was on point.”
The girls played a successful game and had great interactions on the field. The team’s defense is finally on lockdown and this game proved to show that their team has improved.
