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“Hell.” That was how veteran midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta described the final week for her and her Kansas Metropolis Present teammates. In fact, now, she stated it with a smile and fun, however even the ever-positive LaBonta clearly felt it was essential to share the highs and lows of the staff’s first lengthy highway swing of the Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League season.
The difficulty started on their method to Houston for a Could 5 match in opposition to the Sprint. LaBonta stated the staff was separated via flight delays on the quick journey from Kansas Metropolis, which may clock in at as little as two hours.
Their luck — and unpredictable spring climate — adopted them to the pitch, inflicting a delay of practically 4 hours earlier than the Present escaped with a 1–1 draw.
That’s when issues went actually haywire.
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