A smaller Sequim squad didn’t have the numbers in a match-up with Bremerton last week, falling 2-0 to the Knights in a March 30 home contest.

The lineup was predominantly filled with junior varsity players, noted assistant coach Dave Breckenridge.

“[Bremerton’s] game was figured out immediately by the boys; they just booted it forward with hopes that their strikers could connect. Fortunately, most the time we were able to defend well,” he said.

“The unfortunate part was the two penalty calls that ended as goals.”

The Wolves were down to 10 players at one point because of fatigue and pulled muscles, Breckenridge said.

“We had opportunities to put it in the net and just couldn’t make it happen. [I’m] very proud of the team for coming together with so many pieces missing and connecting multiple passes to advance up the field.”

Breckenridge said swing player John Pehrson had a standout varsity debut for the Wolves.

“Not only did he hold it down in defense, but made multiple runs and through ball passes to create chances for our strikers,” Breckenridge said.

Earlier in the week, Sequim fell 5-0 at 3A Bainbridge.

The Wolves (1-5) will look to heal injuries and get back to full strength after spring break.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Colin Feik, right, passes to a teammate as Bremerton’s Brennan Galloway pursues the play, in a March 30 Olympic League match-up.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Joshua Alcaraz, center, advances the ball in the first half of a March 30 match-up against bremerton, as Knights Johnny Gaspar Raymundo, left, and Brennan Galloway pursue the play.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Lake Barrett (4) and Johnny Gaspar Raymundo (25) vie for the ball in the first half of a March 30 league game in Sequim.