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CMS versus Pomona-Pitzer. Cross-street opponents. The BIG rivalry. To compare it to some of the greatest rivalries in history, I'd put it right up there with USC vs. UCLA, Berkeley vs. Stanford and Yale vs. Harvard. Yep, that's right, its HUGE and what makes it even cooler than all those old school rivalries is that our campuses are actually adjoined. So after the big game you just cross Sixth Street and walk back to your own gym. Who knows, you may even have class with someone on the other team the next day. It is an interesting dynamic, but that's what makes it such a sweet rivalry.
On Saturday, Athena' Soccer took on the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Although we won in our first match-up earlier in the season, Pomona-Pitzer always comes out ready for a battle when they play us. The game was designated as their Senior Game. Last year when we played them on their field it was also their Senior Game. The seniors walked out when their names were called on a red carpet wearing tiaras. I think we were all a bit embarrassed for them, and then we lost. Actually, we got crushed 3-0. We came out flat when we should have come out ready to dominate them, if not for the sole fact that they were wearing tiaras.
So this season, the day before the game, Keri, our coach, said that we could not let the fact that it was their Senior Game get to us again. We needed to come ready to play. She also said that if they came out on a red carpet again with tiaras we better not lose. Thankfully there were no tiaras or red carpets, just a simple and eloquent blurb about each senior's accomplishments. When the game started it was clear that we were ready. We scored early and won decisively 3-0. It was a fun game and a great way to start Fall Break. We walked backed to Ducey Gym, just across Sixth Street with smiles on our faces, knowing that the Athenas have the upper hand in the rivalry for another year. Just like any of those historic rivalries, the battle is never truly over. Next year we will fight again.
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