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U10 Rockers Place 2nd at the Diablo Kick or Treat Tournament

The girls played great soccer, winning their bracket in impressive fashion on the first day. The Rockers first played San Ramon, and went up 2-0 on goals from Ashley Yanabu and Adeela Deleon. The Rockers gave up a goal towards the end, but won 2-1. The next game in their bracket was against the Heritage Bolt . The Rockers dominated this game on both ends of the field, winning 3-0 on goals from Adeela DeLeon and Mia Tribolet. They would advance to the semi-finals the next day.

 The semi-final against Castro Valley was played the next morning, on a wet, slippery field. Despite these conditions, the Rockers again played well, winning 2-0 on goals from Hannah Reidy and Ashley Yanabu. They advanced to the final against the Vacaville United Thunderbirds.

The final was played in the afternoon in much warmer conditions. The Rockers came out firing, nearly scoring a few times early, but the Thunderbirds would come back and score 3 goals .. at least two of which were very controversial in nature. Despite that, the Rockers kept fighting, and surged back at the end of the game on inspired play by Grace Gustafson who scored back to back goals. The Rockers had a ton of momentum, but unfortunately time ran out. The girls finished the weekend 3-1. Hopefully the girls can carry this momentum into the State Cup Finals next weekend in Sacramento!

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