Personal Narrative: My Most Defining Moment

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My first raining lacrosse was very exciting. The teams were tied when the fourth quarter ended ended, this meant sudden death. When sudden death started, I had butterflies in my stomach, I was really nervous I felt like I was going to get sick. The teams went back and forth and back and forth. Until the other team got the ball went down the field shot! And missed the goal, everyone was yelling,”Oh!” I yelled at my friend,”Yes! Look for me down the field!” We drove the ball down the field as the other team was running after us, and then the ball got thwacked out of my friends stick. The other team got the ball again ran down the field, took a wide open shot and, our goalie saved the goal. Everyone was shouting, the goalie passed the ball

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