At times this fall, the Southern Regional field hockey team has shown offensive flashes of brilliance, burying five, six, even seven goals on occasion. And then the Rams have had games like the one on Saturday, Oct. 26, when they relied on their defense to carry them through to a 2-0 victory.

However, the difference against Central Regional in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals was that the Rams scored early and forced the Golden Eagles to play catch-up, rather than wait until later…