The NC soccer Warriors faced the Marietta Tigers in an eventful game on Friday, March 27. As the Warriors played on the field, they quickly realized the brownies the lacrosse team gave them did not settle well in their stomachs. The team played until they forfeited as the entire team ran off to the restroom. 

“I tried to focus on the game, but it was so hard. It felt like every time I moved, the urge to run to the restroom got stronger,” said junior Derick Morgan.

Before they forfeited the Warriors played the worst game of their season. As they moved slowly on the field and failed to make clear goals, the team did not keep their head in the game. Head Coach Glenn Pannell called a time out slightly before half-time to check-in; there he realized something did not settle well in the players’ stomachs. The Warriors fought the urge to leave the game until half-time where they decided to call the game and forfeit. 

“I was wondering why they kept slowing down and looking away during the game. I kept screaming to tell them to focus, but it seemed like whatever I said would slip through the other ear,” said Pannell.

As the players walked off the field, they spotted familiar faces in the stands; the entire lacrosse team sat there trying to contain their laughter. The lacrosse team and the soccer team always struggled to fairly share the field for practices, but recently, the lacrosse team felt that the soccer team took too much time on the field. This led the teams to intense discussions, which the soccer team believed ended that day when the lacrosse team wished them luck with a plate of brownies as a peace offering. 

“They kept hogging the field, and no one on the team was a fan of that. We knew the fighting had to end, so we ended it the best way we knew how. The brownies with laxatives are a joke, not sabotage,” said senior Alex Chris.

The NC soccer team announced the cancellation of their games for the following week. Until then, the team will use that week to recover from the incident and work on their skills. The team appears to have no hard feelings against the lacrosse team and ended the feud in a positive light where they have agreed to fairly share the field.

“I actually think it’s funny now looking back, but I was not a fan of the joke that night,” said sophomore Drew John. 

April Fool’s, you fool!

XOXO,

The Chant