Paly boys lacrosse faced off against Mountain View on Tuesday, March 31 at home. The Vikings defeated the Spartans five to four in overtime.
The Vikings scored the first goal of the game. The game was very back and forth with both teams refusing to give in. The Vikings took a small lead into fourth quarter leading three to two. The Spartans score two goals in the fourth and took the lead with a score of four to three. Late in the fourth quarter, the Vikings scored another to force overtime. Junior Richard Zhang scored the game winning goal in overtime for the Vikings.
Junior Kane Do believes that despite the win, they still have things to work on.
“Even though we won, I thought the game could have gone smoother, we could have played a lot better and we made a lot of little mistakes that cost us a lot of goals,” Do said.
Even with a few negatives, the Vikings still have many positive things to take away from the game.
“I am very proud of the team for fighting through the whole game and coming out on top with an amazing overtime finish,” Do said.
With the victory, the Vikings look forward towards their upcoming matchup against Carlmont on April 2 at home.
