Coached by twins, Sparrows Point and Patapsco combine for a squeaker
On Friday we wrote about twins Ashley Fishell-Shaffer (field hockey coach at Sparrows Point) and Emily Krich (the coach at Patapsco) preparing to face each other.
Friday afternoon, the teams played an exceptionally competitive game, with Sparrows Point emerging with a 1-0 win.
The winning goal didn't come until the final two seconds of the game, when the Pointers' Brittani LaFollette scored what her coach called "a picture-perfect goal."
"It was a hard fought game with both teams neck and neck the entire time," Fishell-Shaffer said. "There is always something special about the games we play against one another, and I think what was our greatest accomplishment was that some players from both teams enjoyed pizza provided by Emily and my mother [Debra Fishell is Patapsco's assistant coach] afterwards.
"We have moved passed school rivalry and are playing to be the best we can at the sport and certainly both teams achieved that yesterday. Hockey is well and alive in the Southeast Area."
