For as disappointed as his Southern Regional High School boys soccer team might have been following its tie with Toms River South on Sept. 13, head coach Robert Muñoz had to remind his squad that it wasn’t a big deal. In essence, it wasn’t a loss.

“They expect perfection because they know what they’re capable of,” Muñoz said moments after breaking the post-game huddle with his Rams, who had just tied the Indians, 1-1. “But there’s a process to all this, a progression.