Every four years the entire planet goes bananas about soccer. Except the United States, of course. Because while the entire planet is obsessed with football, we are not. Well, not the soccer kind of football at least.
Playing at the same time but separated by 74 miles, the San Benito High boys and girls’ soccer teams suffered the same fate on Wednesday night, losing their opening-round Central Coast Section Division I playoff matches in heartbreaking fashion.
Needing to beat a first-place Monterey team on Tuesday to stay in contention for the Monterey Bay League Pacific Division championship, the San Benito High boys’ soccer team did just that, earning a crucial 2-1 victory.
The San Benito High girls’ soccer team’s identity for the 2013-14 season will revolve around its ability to outlast teams from an endurance standpoint.