Lawrence High’s girls soccer team ended a scoreless streak, but couldn’t end its losing streak in a 6-1 loss to Shawnee Mission South on Tuesday at LHS.

The Lions ended a two-game scoreless streak when junior midfielder Carson Drake connected on a through ball with junior forward Skylar Drum, who was sprinting past defenders. The speedy Drum raced ahead for a breakaway, saw SM South’s goalkeeper slip to the turf and flipped a shot in to the back of the net with 34:19 remaining, cutting Lawrence’s deficit to 3-1.

photo by: John Young

Lawrence High senior Elaine Harris (7) kicks the ball away from Shawnee Mission South freshman Katrina Sargent, left, during their match Tuesday evening at LHS.

photo by: John Young

Lawrence High junior Skylar Drum (18) tries to work the ball away from Shawnee Mission South sophomore Robyn MacDonald (14) during their match Tuesday evening at LHS.

“(Drake) had her head up, and it was a beautiful through ball,” Drum said. “When I got it, I saw that the goalie slipped, so I knew that was my chance to hit it.”

Drum’s goal made up for her missed chance in the first half, when she had a similar breakaway but couldn’t slip a shot past SM South keeper Erin Bunker.

Otherwise, opportunities to score were limited. The Raiders only allowed eight shots, slowing down Drum, Drake, Micaela Riley, Maria Duncan, Anna Chieu, Erin Ventura and Mia Comparato in the attacking third.

“Tonight was frustrating because you preach hustle and work ethic and going to the ball,” LHS coach Matt McCune said. “We just didn’t do that. We probably have to do something different in pre-game just to get them amped up to go get the ball. Obviously, you can’t score if you don’t get the ball. The other team was much better at winning the 50/50s, controlling it and working the passing angles.”

The Raiders (5-2-2, ranked No. 5 in Class 6A) scored in a couple of flurries. With a little more than 10 minutes remaining in the first half, they scored twice within a minute on goals from juniors Emma Jarrell and Sunny Huettner. Jarrell finished with four goals.

In the second half, less than five minutes after Drum’s goal, the Raiders scored twice within two minutes.

“We’ll see what we can do to shore up the defense,” McCune said. “Defense, in my opinion, always comes first, because if you have a solid defense, the offense can build off of that and create possession. We struggled as a whole team defensively. We need to continue to work on that.”

The Lions (4-5) have lost their last five games, but McCune said he believes they’ve improved through each game.

“Obviously, it’s disappointing,” Drum said of the losing streak, “but it’s more incentive to get more wins.”