YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | With grit in their sticks and the Enchanted Valley roaring behind them, the Mountain Lions battled until the final whistle Sunday afternoon in a thriller against Palm Beach Atlantic. Locked at 9-9 after regulation, Young Harris forced overtime in dramatic fashion before the Sailfish slipped in the game-winner with just two seconds remaining, edging YH 10-9.
After an even first quarter (1-1), both squads traded punches in a high-scoring second period, heading into halftime deadlocked at 6-6. The Mountain Lions refused to blink in the third, answering every Palm Beach Atlantic surge and taking a 9-8 advantage late in the frame. The Sailfish knotted the contest early in the fourth, setting the stage for a tension-filled finish that ultimately required overtime.
Young Harris drops to 1-1 overall, while Palm Beach Atlantic improves to 1-0.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
• Riley Parker – 5 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 7 shots on goal, 1 ground ball, 6 draw controls
• Mary Troyer – 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, 1 shot on goal, 4 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers
• Sydney Craig – 1 goal, 1 assist, 9 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
• Erika Baalam – 1 goal, 3 shots, 2 shots on goal, 2 ground balls
• Megan Magill – 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal, 1 ground ball
• McKenna Graf – 7 saves in 66:00 minutes
UP NEXT:
Your Mountain Lions return to action on Wednesday (February 25th) in Cleveland, TN to attempt to put out the Flames of Lee University! Face off is set to start at 5:00 p.m.
