Since we last met, North Texas SC collected a single point from two games: a 1-1 home draw against Tucson where they spent 70+ minutes with 10 players, and a 1-0 road loss at Greenville, beaten by the league leaders at the very end of the game. With those results, I’m willing to call the young side’s championship hopes officially gone. These frustrating games served as harsh lessons for NTSC’s young players. Lessons like “don’t retaliate when an opposing player throws an elbow – it may cost your team points”. “Don’t stop playing even if you expect a foul to be called for you – it may cost your team points”.