Carlsbad girls top Torrey Pines; Assure share of Avocado West soccer crown

Post date: Feb 7, 2019 3:24:56 AM

There were any number of potential sub-plots when the No. 2 Carlsbad and No. 3 (CIF) Torrey Pines girls soccer teams squared off Monday night, Feb. 4, with the Avocado West League championship hanging in the balance.

There was the fact that the game was originally slated 10 days earlier but was called off and re-scheduled because of a start time miscommunication. Or maybe that Carlsbad Head Coach Dean Balent wasn’t even in the stadium, sidelined by a red card picked up last Friday. Of course both teams would be factoring in the memories of the 4-0 pasting the Lancers put on the Falcons in the opening day of the league season and just for kicks, there was the on and off rain that provided added drama to a contest that didn’t really need it. (more)