GPS soccer player Kennedy Ball provided hard-earned assists Wednesday night during a 4-0 victory at archrival Baylor in front of a packed house.
While the host Lady Red Raiders won time of possession in the first half and denied the Bruisers’ attack quite often with steals, Ball found a way to make plays. She created space quickly on the right sideline and sent a cross directly to the feet of fellow freshman Hayden Wise, who scored the first goal in the 35th minute.
Ball also helped the Bruisers strike for a second goal as she broke away from a defender to draw the Baylor keeper out of the net and sent a perfect pass across the left of the box to the far post, where junior Ashley Grant put it away in the 47th minute.
“Kennedy is a natural athlete with great vision and has such a nice touch on the ball,” GPS coach Patrick Winecoff said. “She can create in just an instant. She kind of plays like a point guard in a lot of ways. She gets after it defensively, too.”
Grant and Wise scored twice apiece for GPS (13-2, 2-0 Division II-AA East Region), which is trying to repeat as state champion after beating Father Ryan in last year’s title game.