With a playoff spot already in its back pocket and not a real chance to move up in the district standings, the Champion girls soccer team is focused on improving in its final three matches of the regular season.
The Lady Chargers hosted Pieper on Tuesday and suffered a 3-1 loss to the second- place team in the district but played them well.
Champion is 6-5-1 in 26-5A and visited first-place Smithson Valley (12-0) on Friday before closing out the regular season Monday afternoon at home against Seguin. They’ll open the playoffs after spring break.
Champion is 8-10-1 overall and in fourth place in district, while Smithson Valley, Pieper and NB Canyon are the top three teams in district and earned playoff spots as well.
The Lady Chargers may have lost on Tuesday but they outshot Pieper, 20-16, although the visitors had more shots on goal than Champion, 14-13.
Pieper scored just 1:06 into Tuesday’s match and then took a 2-0 lead midway through the opening half.
Early in the second half, Ava Godoy put the Chargers on the board on the Addison Huber assist and it was 2-1 but Pieper added an insurance goal midway through the half for the 3-1 cushion. The Chargers managed 6 shots in the final 20 minutes but couldn’t convert any of their opportunities.
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