Clock is at zero. Tie score. That is a familiar situation to the Parkland and Nazareth girls soccer teams when they have met each other the last two years.

A year ago, the Trojans and Blue Eagles played two games that went into extra time. Tuesday night at Andrew Leh stadium was no different.

In a physical game that had a playoff-like atmosphere, Parkland (8-2-1) and Nazareth (8-1-2) wound up with a 1-1 draw, but both teams had their chances at winning it. They each still came away satisfied not having a game in the loss column.

"Nazareth-Parkland is developing into a great rivalry," said Parkland head coach Al Haddad. "We had them in close games last year where some went to overtime. They're always going to be tight games, so it's developing into a rivalry. Anytime there is a game of that nature, you're going to get the intensity and passion of the players."

With a scoreless first half where the teams tried to feel each other out, the physical play was evident, especially for the Trojans, who were coming off two straight losses (Stroudsburg and Northwestern) and had Whitehall in their rear view mirrors.

It was a little more of the same to start the second half. The first shot did not occur until 10 minutes had gone by when Sara Posocco took a few dribbles along the sideline and sent in a cross.

The low ball nearly found the foot of Brooke Schutter as it made its way through the six, but it did land with Emily Piston. The sophomore's first shot was blocked away, but she wasn't denied on the second attempt and drove it high into the back of the net past Erica Smith (5 saves).

But 15 minutes later, Amy Strauser brought her team level, and ignited the Blue Eagles, who did not see many shots on goal before that one.

It seemed after the score, the Trojans were on their heels for the rest of the half, and had to stave off some Blue Eagles scoring attempts.

"They're young," said Haddad of his team. "Not that they panicked, but they didn't find feet on their passes, and unfortunately that gave them some momentum, on mistakes we made."

Parkland now continues its tough stretch, searching for a win, something it hasn't experienced in three games after starting the season with eight straight victories. The Trojans host Whitehall Thursday.

"I told the girls after both losses that I liked the way they played more than some of the wins we had in previous games," said Haddad. "A tie doesn't hurt us as much as a loss would. The girls still played well and I'm happy about that."