Bald Eagle girls finish with tie against Forrest Hills

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: September 28, 2023

In a Laurel Highlands Thursday night battle, Bald Eagle Area and Forrest Hills met in girls soccer action.

When the game ended both finished with three.

Adrienne Hacker finished with a hat trick for the Eagles in the contest.

“Resilience is the word that comes to mind. Goong down 2-0 in the first half is tough but the girls battled back into it and cut the lead to 2-1 at half with Sybil Thompson earning a PK and Adrienne Hacker finishing it. We made an adjustment at halftime and Sybil found Adrienne for a nice goal to tie it,” said Bald Eagle Area coach Jared Moore said. “After we found ourselves down again, we pressure the box on a corner and earned another PK and Adrienne put it in to finish her hat trick. It’s hard to take one PK let alone 2 and she was fantastic. We controlled the pace of the game better in the 2nd half and overtime. Addisyn Burns made 2 sliding breakaway tackles to help us out in overtime. She was outstanding tonight! It was a hard fought comeback and I am very proud of how the girls played. It showed a ton of heart and resilience. “

Forrest Hills open the game on a Nina Martyak goal at 19:16.

Later in the half teammate Samantha Papcunik put her team up 2-0 with a goal at 37:48.

Right before the halftime buzzer, Hacker put the Eagles on the board via a penalty kick at 39:33.

BEA tied it early in the second on another Hacker goal. She scored off an assist Sybil Thompson at 44:34.

Just Minutes later, Forrest Hills’ Martyak put her team back

Up by one at 46:57.

With the game deep into the second half, the Eagles tied things at three on another Hacker goal at 67:29.

Bald Eagle Area outshot Forrest Hills 16-12.

Forrest Hills led in corner opportunities by a 3-2 margin.

Bald Eagle goalie Makayla Spicer finished with nine saves while Forrest Hills goalkeeper Alyssa Walker tallied 13.

BEA’s Record is 5-4-1 overall and 4-4-1 LHAC.

Next Game up for Bald Eagle is a trip to Huntingdon on October 3rd.