The Vikings hot start poured into the rest of the game leading to the 26-15 victory against El Camino.
LBCC fired away early as they scored in the first 24 seconds of the game.
El Camino came right back and scored, but it was a game of catch-up that they had to play for the rest of the game.
LBCC had El Camino’s number the whole game, especially in the first period of play, as LBCC’s Sandro Pueyo accounted for four out of the five goals en route to a 9-2 score as the period came to an end.
Pueyo had a monster day all around, scoring five goals and accumulating six assists to help his team win.
Long Beach City College goalkeeper Blake Boarders attempting to block a shot. Long Beach City College defeated El Camino 26-15 on Oct. 18. (Brianna Apodaca)
“We need to work harder, more on defense than offense I think, but we need to work harder as a team to win something this year,” Pueyo said.
Pueyo analysis was spot on as LBCC gave up a season-high 15 points in the matchup.
El Camino woke up in the second period by scoring five, but even with the improved scoring, LBCC put up another eight points to widen the gap as the second period went on.
El Camino ended up outscoring LBCC in the third period with six goals to LBCC’s three, but LBCC still held a big lead with the score being 20-12 as the period came to an end.
LBCC outscored El Camino 6-3 with those six goals being scored consecutively before the game ended.
LBCC secured the win with a final score of 26-15.
This was an above-average game regarding points on the board, as LBCC set a new season-high in points scored.
Although the points scored for LBCC were impressive, coaches and players alike agreed that the defense could use major work and improvements, as head coach Djoko Radunovic emphasized as he spoke about his thoughts on the game.
“We wanted to press up and secure the defense first and then push the counter-attack from there. We didn’t do a very good job of pressing the ball so they were able to get more shots than what we wanted to allow,” Radunovic said.
LBCC looks to improve their defense, but keep scoring at a high rate as they finish out the year with five games remaining on the schedule.