So far this season, his players are stepping up to that challenge, and on Tuesday, Weber High became another team to witness it.

Cambree Ballard and Faith Nydegger each scored in the final four minutes as American Fork stunned Weber 2-1 to move to 5-0 on the season.

It’s the third time this season that American Fork needed a second-half rally to win, having previously overcome a 2-0 deficit against Maple Mountain to win 3-2 in extra time and also a 3-1 deficit against Alta to win 4-3. Against Alta, American Fork scored three times in 10 minutes.

“We trust the girls to be patient and create good chances but part of it is, we know that (if) we wear them down, eventually, they’re going to break,” Jolley said. “Some days it takes longer than others, and today it took 77 minutes, but all that matters is that we got the job done, so credit to the girls.”

Ballard’s goal came with 3:08 remaining, while Nydegger’s came with 55 seconds left.

Jolley said his team wears other teams down, and that’s exactly how Weber High coach Heather Carter explained Tuesday’s result.

“I think we were just tired,” Carter said. “We did a lot of chasing and they wore us down. We got out of position, they hit a couple big shots and it is what it is.”

Carter credited American Fork’s passing game for creating havoc for Weber.

“They just moved the ball really well and they got their numbers up quick and so it was almost like we were outnumbered in the middle,” Carter said.

American Fork blitzed Weber from the start, creating several dangerous opportunities early on, but Weber found a way to thwart each one. Midway through the first half, the Warriors appeared to settle down but couldn’t create any truly threatening chances, despite some occasional pressure.

Momentum changed quickly in the second half when, in the first minute, Sadie Fletcher and Katelyn Poulsen teamed up to win possession of a ball. Fletcher — who entered the game having scored all six of Weber’s goals in its last three games — passed to Poulsen, who punched it into the back of the net.

American Fork continued to pressure and create chances throughout the second half, but Weber seemed up to every challenge right until the 3:08 mark.

For its part, Weber wasn’t completely without chances after scoring early in the second half but simply couldn’t capitalize. An offside call negated a potential breakaway shot attempt with 30 seconds left.

“We learned a lot about what we need to work on,” Carter said. “We definitely need to work on our speed of play and our defensive transitions.”

Jolley credited Weber for its organization.

“Center backs did really well; keeper had a great game,” Jolley said. “She made some good saves when she needed to and they made it definitely difficult for us. Credit to them. They were super organized and, typically, what happens is when a team is organized, you’ve got to be so patient. Give them tons of credit because they had a game plan, they executed it really well but we obviously knew what we were capable of and we performed at the end.”

Contact Standard-Examiner editor Ryan Comer at rcomer@standard.net.