It was not what Coach David Evans was expecting after a pair of close calls with St. Charles West earlier in the season.This is when it counted most, and his Warrenton soccer team had proven it could compete with a talented GAC Conference foe. But the third time was not a charm or even sufficient for the Warriors, who saw their season come to a close with a 3-1 defeat.“This was the worst showing we had against them,” lamented Evans. “I had my expectations a lot higher, and the girls were confident going in.”The same Warrenton team that had matched St. Charles’ intensity and limited its shots in the previous two meetings appeared out of sorts.“We went into the game mentally ready to play, but the ball seemed to bounce off our foot a little harder than we’re used to,” said Evans. “We were riddled with errors.”The Warriors possessed the ball early, before falling behind 1-0 midway through the first half off a corner kick. A combination of gusty winds and missed assignments burned Warrenton on multiple occasions.“We just gave up too many corner kicks in that first half with the wind rolling the ball down to that end,” said Evans. “It wasn’t a good situation for us to be in, and they ended up capitalizing with one of them.”St. Charles had the wind at its back in the first half, and Evans said his team preferred it that way. Warrenton’s focus was to wear the opposition down and potentially take advantage of the wind pushing the ball to its end during the final period.“The second half was a little better than the first,” said Evans. “We kept the ball on their end for a little bit.”But the Pirates scored twice more on a pair of breakaways to put the game out of reach.“When they went up 2-0, it took the wind out of our sails,” said Evans. “The girls started getting down themselves, and I think we counted ourselves out.”Still, there was some fight left in the Warriors, who punched in a rare goal with time winding down. Danielle Duello found Macy Sommer on a corner kick, helping Warrenton avoid ending the season with a shutout.Evans says there was simply too much pressure put on the defense and midfielders this season. At times goalkeeper Julia Crossen found herself against a shooting gallery, making 15 saves on Monday.“We really did a good job of keeping teams from scoring compared to previous years,” said Evans.  “What really helped that was keeping the ball away from our defense and in the middle of the field.”Warrenton concluded the season with a 6-16 record.WARRIORS END SEASONDerrick Forsythe, Record Sports Editor