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Pillow Academy girls soccer holds off Madison Ridgeland
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For the Commonwealth
Sat,09/12/20-4:23PM , 346 Reads
The Pillow Academy varsity girls soccer squad appears to be peaking at the right time of the season following a 2-0 home victory over perennial state power Madison Ridgeland Academy on Thursday at Chazzy Moor Field.
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Pillow Academy’s Sarah Presley Howard (2) heads the ball as she battles a Washington School player during their contest Monday at Chazzy Moor Field.

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Pillow Academy girls soccer clinches sixth straight West Division title
By SURESH CHAWLA - For the Commonwealth
Tue,09/01/20-9:57PM , 299 Reads
For the sixth consecutive year, the Pillow Academy girls soccer squad ruled supreme in divisional play of its regular season.

The Lady Mustangs dominated Washington School 6-0 at home Monday night, winning their sixth consecutive Academy 4A West Division title.
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Pillow Academy’s Sarah Presley Howard is shown in soccer action against Bayou Academy during a game at PA’s Chazzy Moor Field Monday. The Lady Mustangs won 7-2 after a dominating second half.

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Pillow rolls past Bayou
By SURESH CHAWLA - For the Commonwealth
Tue,08/11/20-10:24PM , 395 Reads
The Pillow Academy varsity girls soccer squad remained undefeated on the season by defeating Bayou Academy at home on Monday.

A thrilling back-and-forth contest in the first half turned into a one-sided affair in the second, as Pillow extended a 3-2 halftime lead to a 7-2 dominating final score.
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Posing with gold medals in celebration of Pillow Academy's state championship win in 2018 are current seniors Caroline Brock, Madeline Kelly, Julia Love Lyon and Mia Cole. The four seniors hope to replicate the picture at the end of the 2020 season.

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Lady Mustangs have high soccer hopes for 2020
By SURESH CHAWLA - For the Commonwealth
Mon,07/27/20-8:53PM , 492 Reads
First-year Pillow Academy head coach Mary Clare Brock is quite clear on her expectations for this year’s girls soccer squad — a state championship.

“There is no doubt in my mind that gold medals are the colors that fit our team the most,” she said.
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