There was only one thing that eluded Saugus girls soccer in its CIF-Southern Section Division II championship season a year ago.

Thanks to senior midfielder Shasta Fisher, the Foothill League title won’t elude the Centurions again.

Fisher scored the lone goal on a penalty kick in the 66th minute Tuesday at Saugus High School, giving her team a 1-0 victory over Hart and guaranteeing at least a share of the league title.

It was the third time this season Fisher went head-to-head with Indians goalkeeper Kayce Perkins from the penalty spot, and the first time she found the back of the net.

“Once the foul gets called, that’s the first thing I think about,” Fisher said. “Then I have to clear my mind. I can’t think about the past, or I’m going to psych myself out. I have to be able to have confidence in myself.”

In Saugus’ two losses to Hart (15-6-3, 6-3-0) this season, Fisher went low.

This time, she sent to ball to the upper-right corner.

“I saw her move a little bit, so I thought, ‘OK, good,’ and I got excited,” Fisher said with a sigh of relief.

The penalty was granted when Saugus senior forward Jamie Molacek was pulled down in the box.

“The girls came out fired up,” said Saugus head coach Natalie Helgeson. “They were beating people to 50-50 balls. You could tell they wanted it. This game meant a whole lot to them. They had something to prove.”

All game, the Centurions (15-3-3, 7-2-0) poured into the goal box but were unable to find the final touch past Perkins and the stalwart defense of Megan Indermill, Brittani Reddick, Vanessa Souisa and Ashley Heinzel.

“The entire season, they have been great back there,” said Hart head coach Mike Gomez. “But when you do not have the ability to possess the ball for more than two passes, it basically kills you. I think we rushed everything.”

Saugus outshot Hart 13-2 and nearly took the lead in the first five minutes when Fisher passed the ball into the center to Brittanie Sakajian, who shot it wide of Perkins for the goal.

However, it was waved off for offside.

The Indians withstood pressure from Molacek, Sakajian, Fisher and Nicole Penick, as well as shots from distance by Jill Allen and Emily Relles.

Hart’s first shot came in the 52nd minute on a free kick by Indermill, but the ball sailed high.

The Indians began to mount an aggressive attack late in the game, but were turned away by Relles, Serena Smith-Banas, Colleen Ortega, Casey Wesley and Kaitlyn Hamersky, who was playing her second game since returning from a broken collar bone. Their defense left Saugus goalkeeper Kelly Parker largely untested.

“We cannot wait until the last 10 minutes of the game,” Gomez said of the offense. “We’ve got to start earlier, and I just think it never started.”

Up next, Saugus will host Valencia in the season finale, while Hart plays Golden Valley.

Helgeson knows the outright Foothill League title will not be handed over without resistance.

“They are a talented group of girls, and we barely squeaked out a 1-0 win last time,” she said of the Vikings. “Like I’ve said, anyone can beat anyone at any time. So here we are again. It’s in our hands. It’s in our control.”