Thomas Jefferson girls eliminated by Plum

By MICHAEL LOVE

Trib Total Media

Neither a steady rain nor Thomas Jefferson was able to prevent the Plum girls soccer team from advancing in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs Thursday evening. 

The undefeated and second-seeded Mustangs scored twice in the first half and added two more over the second 40 minutes to post a 4-0 quarterfinal win, their third of the season against their section rival. 

“The girls came out and played very well from the start against a pretty good TJ team,” Plum coach Jamie Stewart said. 

“When you think about having a semifinal game at home, that’s awesome.” 

Plum moves into the Class AAA semifinals for the second year in a row and will take on No. 6 West Allegheny, a 2-0 winner over No. 3 Hampton on Thursday. The Mustangs and the Indians will play next Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Plum. 

Plum ran its record against TJ to 7-0 the past three years. Included in that streak were 4-1 and 1-0 wins in this year’s regular season. 

“It’s tough to beat a team three times in one season,” Stewart said. “They battled us very hard here the first time and also at their place, and we knew it was going to be another good challenge.” 

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