You have to give credit where credit is due and that was certainly the case with Bacon Academy Tuesday night in the Class L girls soccer semifinal.
First, their leading scorer Liz Middleton was tripped up and had to be removed from the game just 8 1/2 minutes in with what coach Christine Taylor described as a badly sprained right ankle.
After that setback, the Bobcats had to deal with another 17 minutes later when they were whistled for a penalty in the box that resulted in a penalty kick which Farmington converted on.
Still, Bacon hung in there and the game was in doubt until the Indians scored again with a little under 13-minutes left to play.
A good effort for a gutsy team making its first semifinal appearance.
The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats make the similar trek to Rocky Hill tonight to play Glastonbury at 6 p.m. in a boys Class LL soccer semifinal.
NFA coach Rob Briones would have rather played on a natural grass field like New Britain's Willow Brook Park as the Wildcats haven't had the chance to play on turf this season. It does speed up the game and NFA will have to adjust.
The game is also being played in Glastonbury's back yard. Although Norwich is only about 45 minutes away up Route 2, Glastonbury is just about next door to Rocky Hill.