BURBANK — More than halfway towards a repeat of its Dec. 17 scoreless tie against host Burroughs High, the Crescenta Valley girls' soccer team finally broke out with some offense in the second half on Wednesday.
And, while Cassandra Orozco's header off a corner kick in the 51st minute and Mallory Carcich's 35-yard free kick in the 68th minute were enough to keep the Falcons in first place in the Pacific League, Crescenta Valley's continued reliance on set pieces left Coach Jorden Schulz less than thrilled overall with the win.
"Set pieces are good to be good at, but I'm usually not very satisfied if we don't get a score in regulation," said Schulz, whose team's two goals in its 2-2 tie with Burbank on Friday also came on a corner kick and a free kick.
Burroughs Coach Louie Binda didn't have the luxury of scrutinizing goals, or even shots, as the Indians, who entered play one point behind CV in the league standings, had few chances on the day and have gone 0-2-1 in their last three matches with both losses coming via shutout.