By ROY HESS, Staff Writer
To look on the bright side, at least it wasn’t raining.
Yet, chilling winds blowing from the north made it feel pretty uncomfortable, even without the wet stuff, as the Lopez Lobos won their District 32-6A soccer opener 2-0 on Tuesday against the Los Fresnos Falcons at Sams Memorial Stadium.
There were some raindrops that fell sporadically at Sams earlier in the evening when the Los Fresnos and Lopez girls played the first game of a 32-6A doubleheader, but the drizzle didn’t carry over into the boys match.
Jose Echevarria, a sophomore midfielder for the Lobos, scored one goal during each half to highlight the win.
“It feels great because we got the win as a team,” Echevarria said. “I got to score two goals and I hadn’t scored in a while, so it feels good.”
The first tally came during the 16th minute on a medium-range shot from the left side. Echevarria’s second goal happened just two minutes into the second half and resulted when the ball was kicked into the net from close range out of a crowd.
Lopez coach Amadeo Escandon was bundled up in a warm jacket, and the victory to start off conference play seemed to make the cool conditions a little easier to endure.
“It’s always good when you start district on a positive note, so this feels good,” Escandon said. “We had a good rival in front of us — Los Fresnos is a good team — so thank God that everything worked out the way we planned.”
The Lobos next play Friday at Harlingen South. Los Fresnos also continues 32-6A action Friday at home against San Benito.