Salvador Perez may as well have stacked a wall of bricks nine feet high on his goal line.
The odds of visiting Palmdale converting from the spot wouldn’t have budged.
Much like the Channel Islands High boys soccer team, which, with a brick-and-mortar will, refuses to let its season end.
“We’re strong,” junior Fernando Blancas said. “That’s why we are still here. This team has a whole heart.”