“Anything you can do; I can do better.”

A familiar phrase from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun” spotlights the competition that was a part of the romance between sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler.

That same scenario has been playing out on the Northwestern Lehigh soccer field over the past couple seasons.

In the New Tripoli version of the show, the character Oakley is played by Camryn Fitch, and Butler is played by Matt Johnson. Johnson sets the goal and in the next season, Fitch turns into Annie Oakley.

As Fitch tells it, the story started in their sophomore seasons when she was impressed by Johnson’s breakout year with 23 goals and 10 assists on his way to being named the Times News/Lehigh Valley Health Network Player of the Year.

Fast forward to their junior season, and Fitch one-upped the performance by matching the 23 goals and connecting for 12 assists on her way to being named the TN/LVHN Player of the Year.

“I definitely exceeded my expectations,” said Fitch. “When Matt had 23 goals last season, I thought that was amazing and I was so happy for him. I didn’t see myself getting to those numbers this season, but it really was a fun year for us as a team.”

The duo really has mirrored each other along the way. As a freshman, Johnson had five goals and six assists for 16 points, while in her sophomore season, Fitch had seven goals and three assists for 17 points.

Fitch has focused on soccer during her high school career, partly due to time constraints.

In addition to playing for Northwestern, she plays club soccer for F.C. Delco, in Conshohocken, about an hour away. Her commitment to her club team’s games and practices - not to mention her academic work - leaves little time for other athletic endeavors.

Playing club soccer has had a definite positive impact on Fitch’s playing high school soccer by making her a more versatile player, which came in handy when her role with the Tigers changed late in the season.

While being counted on most of the year to score goals, things changed in the postseason.

With teams constantly marking Fitch, she was moved to the center-back position where she plays with her club team F.C. Delco. It opened things up for young, budding players like Paige Bissell (eight goals, nine assists) and Brook Balliet (12 goals, eight assists) to take over the scoring while Fitch helped solidify an already strong defense and hold down the middle of the field.

“It was actually a more comfortable role for me because I have played it so much in club soccer,” said Fitch. “I don’t have to be the one scoring goals, I just like helping the team. Plus, we had girls like Paige and Brook who could take over scoring, so it made a lot of success and worked really well for us.”

It worked so well that the girls’ soccer team went to the quarterfinal round of states for the second straight season, and won their third straight District 11 championship.

“We have had a lot of success over the past few seasons, and it would be great to be able to go further in states,” said Fitch. “Especially after watching the boys’ team win the state championship this season, it would be great to be able to experience that. Hopefully, we can take those next couple steps.”

Her performance has made her a natural team leader, and Fitch has helped to get the younger players integrated into the rigors of varsity soccer.

Early in the year, the loss of seven starting players and younger players trying to adjust to starting roles stifled the team’s chemistry, but with the help of Fitch and other players, things began to turn around and the team kicked it into a higher gear.

Recently, Fitch got to meet the players who will be incoming freshmen next season and likes what she saw. The Tigers will see seven more seniors graduate from their roster, including Sammy Bardonner - who led the team with 15 assists - and goalkeeper Naomi Glassberg - who had an 0.64 goals-against average last season and posted 29 shutouts over the past two seasons.

“We have some girls who can play a variety of positions, so that will help us to fill holes that we may have,” said Fitch. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we have at least a couple freshmen starting next season.”

Fitch’s senior year is going to be an interesting one. She has developed a formidable reputation around the Colonial League for her ability to score goals, and will assuredly have teams again marking her to keep her in check.

Plus, both Johnson and her older brother (Cayden) picked up a state championship in 2022 to give them bragging rights and another shiny gold medal.

Then, there is that competition with Johnson - who moved the bar higher with 34 goals and 16 assists this past fall.

Sounds like Fitch has some fancy shooting to do as a senior.

“Oh, my gosh, that would be amazing. That’s a lot of goals and assists,” said Fitch. “I’ll be happy to stick at 23.”