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The second day of the tournament was boiling hot, even as early as 9:00. The boys played well again in the morning, playing to a 3-3 draw against the Parsippany Celtic United. They played on a bigger field and were very evenly matched up. The draw was enough for the Titans to win their bracket and make it to the semi-finals later that afternoon.

Unfortunately, the heat and the big fields eventually took their toll and the boys fell to the Livingston Lizards 2-1. It was another hard-fought battle and although the boys were disappointed, they have every right to hold their heads high. They did an absolutely amazing job adjusting to the big field and full-sided play. They gave every team they played a good game and played some pretty soccer.

Well done, Titans!

Instead of more pictures from the tournament, I’m posting pictures from today’s water balloon fight at Ben’s practice. As I was pulling up to drop Ben off, the coach ran over and asked if I had my camera. I said no, and then he leaned over and whispered “I have a surprise for the boys. I’ve got 150 water balloons that we’re going to use at the end of practice.” So I ran home after dropping off my rental lens at the post office and got there just in time. A great way to end practice on a hot and steamy day!

I’ll write a more thorough post later, but we spent the weekend in Pennsylvania for Ben’s soccer tournament. The Titans did surprisingly well, making it to the semi-finals with some really nice soccer. I say surprisingly because the tournament was full-sided (11 v.11) and the boys have only played 8 v. 8 before. They had a couple of full-sided scrimmages the week prior to the tournament but that doesn’t really compare to playing it for a full year like every other team. They won both games on Saturday, the first by 3-1 against the Toms River Tarheels.

The second win was 3-2 over YMS 95, a Pennsylvania team.

I hope to have the rest of the pictures up by the end of the week.