Bethlehem Catholic’s boys’ soccer team is hoping that the second half of the Hawks’ game against East Stroudsburg North will be a turning point heading into the rest of the week.

The Hawks lost to the Timberwolves, 2-0, on Monday at home, but had 18 shots on goal in the second half.

“I feel like the second half, we did play much better, and I think we can capitalize on that this week,” said Becahi coach Mike Reilly. “Tomorrow we’re going to work on some shooting and then we’ll move into Pocono Mountain West and try to get a win there and then Northampton on Friday.”

Becahi is currently 2-5, having defeated Allen and Dieruff, but something is holding the Hawks back from more wins.

“It’s been a rough go so far because I feel there’s a lot of talent on this team and we haven’t capitalized on that,” Reilly said. “We all need to get on the same page.”

The Timberwolves’ first goal came on a free kick by Tanyonn Hanson at 13:53 in the first half.

Becahi forward Teo Filingo had some early chances, working in sync with Trent Talipan, and just missed a goal right before the first half expired.

“I was trying to get it to curve and from the outside it was a bad angle and there’s not much I could do about that. You know, he was a good keeper. I thought if I kicked it down low he wouldn’t get to it but he got to it,” Filingo said.

Nick Paredes made 13 saves for the Timberwolves, and in the second half, leapt to steal a goal from Jacob Sledz and then saved another shot by Jacob Manhardt.

Becahi forward Zach Reilly also came close in the 10th minute of the second half.

“I tried the best I could to take the ball down the wing and play it back in. Our whole philosophy is outside, back inside, but we didn’t have anyone there crashing the box,” Zach Reilly said. “I know in the first half we came out probably having four or five shots, which is not good, but second half we had 17 or 18 shots, which is a huge step up and more opportunities to score.”

East Stroudsburg North’s Kelvin Lewis scored the Timberwolves’ second goal at 9:04.

“I think we lack chemistry but that’s something that will come. We’ve just got to get together and talk things out a little, I guess. They were pretty good, they were attentive with the ball, they were on us. We gave up,” said Filingo.

“If we come out with the energy we had in the second half, I think we have a chance of toppling Northampton. They won’t be ready for us, we’re coming off a bad season, we have real talent on this team and the second half showed how we can play.”

Becahi will take on Northampton under the lights on Friday night at Northampton.