After 0-5 start, the BCHS girls soccer team in the midst of a 6-2 run with city series bout on tap

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Bristol Central's Mya Santiago prepares to toss ball in against crosstown rival Bristol Eastern. | Michael Letentre

Posted By: Michael Letendre October 22, 2023

By Michael Letendre

The season for the Bristol Central girls soccer program might as well resemble a rollercoaster as the months of September and October have been wild and wacky for the team.

And after a 0-5 start — a stretch that saw the Rams outscored 11-2 — Central, under head coach Vicki Malick, has rebounded quite nicely since.

The locals won four straight matches, then posted another two triumphs in a row before dropping a tough 2-1 decision to Lewis Mills from the turf field at BCHS on Thursday.

Mills, currently near the top of the CCC South standings, improved to 10-2-1 overall and is just a point behind division leading Berlin (16 points overall).

Sadie Greaves notched the lone goal for the Rams as the program fell to 6-7 overall – just like their male counterparts.

Kate Schmidt and Layla Ljubuncic each scored goals for the victors.

The streak

Central has now won six of eight matches and all the victories have been by shutout.

Here are the scores from all those recent wins:

*Oct. 4, 3-0 victory versus East Hartford

*Oct. 8, 5-0 win versus Bristol Eastern

*Oct. 9, 6-0 triumph versus Windsor

*Oct. 11, 5-0 effort versus New Britain

After a close 3-2 loss to Middletown on Oct. 13, the Rams roasted Platt (7-0, Oct. 16) and Plainville (2-0, Oct. 17) in back-to-back games.

And before the regular season ends, Central — behind captains Francesca Amara and Abigail Hansen — wants to crawl to .500, or better.

The remainder of the schedule

Central could eclipse .500 with wins against an array of upcoming opponents.

On Tuesday, Plainville invades the turf at BCHS at 6 p.m. and then on Thursday, it’s the big one as Central makes its way to Bristol Eastern for a crosstown thriller from Alumni Field on the campus of BEHS.

Match time is 5 p.m. and the rematch should be a good one.

Finally, on Monday, Oct. 30, a trip to Avon is in order.

The Falcons are the toughest opponent remaining on the schedule — record wise — as the team is 9-3 entering this week.

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