Following a 3-0 start, the Pinelands Regional field hockey team was knocked back a step on Sept. 14 during a 2-0 loss to Shore Conference Class B South rival Point Pleasant Borough.
“That was our wake-up call,” said senior Rachel Papernik, who scored the second of the Wildcats’ two goals with 10 minutes left on Sept. 22, as Pinelands upended Toms River North, 2-0. “The loss to Borough put a spark up our butts, and now we can use it for motivation for the rest of the season.”
Of course, the best way to come back from a shutout loss is to shut out your next opponent. Pinelands did that on Sept.
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