Lacrosse Laser by Jake Maddox

Author:Jake Maddox [Maddox, Jake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Randall Bonser;sports;lacrosse;glasses;friendship;competition;chapter book
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2015-06-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

FALLING BEHIND

Saturday morning was overcast and gray. A light rain soaked the field.

“This slick field gives them an advantage because they’re not as fast as we are,” said Coach. “It’s going to slow us down. Here is the starting lineup.”

Jaylin was playing center defenseman. Part of him was glad to be back at his old position, but another part wished he was back at midfield. Running the entire field and helping run the offense had felt natural to him.

“Let’s do this,” DeAndre said. “If we get to the playoffs we’ll keep practicing so you can play middie.”

“Is it that obvious?” Jaylin asked.

Dee laughed. “To me it is! But let’s win this game first.”

The Bulldogs won the face-off and set up their offense. Jaylin was surprised to see two attackmen run straight to the middle, by the crease, and wait for a pass. Most teams sent only one guy into the middle at first. The other Bulldog attackman and the three middies crisscrossed and ran cutting patterns, passing the ball back and forth to keep possession. They pressed forward with aggressive passes and cuts until — WHAP! A middie on the side slipped a beautiful shot past Mateo.

After the Bulldogs won another face-off, it was clear to Jaylin that they had scouted his team. They brought all six offensive players toward the goal without any concern about their defense. They scored again on their second trip down the field.

Jaylin yelled at his Tiger middies to move their feet on defense and stick with their man. They would have to help out against the Bulldogs’ blistering attack. So far, they just seemed to be standing around, waiting to start the offense. But there would be very few scoring opportunities if their defense had to keep playing three-on-six.

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