The Smithtown West girls soccer team had 12 days between contests, and when you have a previous performance like the Bulls did, nearly two full weeks without game action can feel like an eternity.

Smithtown West had about as poor a result as a team can have 12 days ago. But that time to train, adjust, and reflect was exactly what the host Bulls needed to defeat Eastport-South Manor , 2-1, in Suffolk Division II girls soccer action on Monday.

“We wanted to get back and hit the ground running,” junior midfielder Gabbi Arguelles said. “We know we’re a better team than how we played.”

Dakota Horton scored both goals off assists from Arguelles for Smithtown West (2-2, 2-1). Horton struck first when she crashed the net to score off a rebound following a diving save by the Eastport-South

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