The freshman Marauders headed south to Nashua for their penultimate road
game, and didn't disappoint. Having beaten Bishop Guertin on their home pitch, the
freshman didn't fall into the trap of just expecting a win to come to
them. Scoring would come quickly and frequently for the players in
maroon. Toño Correa would get the first tally by placing one calmly into
corner of the net in the 2nd minute from Will Blinkhorn. In no more
than two minutes the Marauders were back at. This time it was Patrick
Osborn. Peter Burnham would cross it and Eli Stack fed to the flank
where Osborn would blast a shot that the keeper couldn't corral and had
it trickle through and roll to the twine in the 4th minute. Hanover's
initial onslaught continued with yet another goal from Toño by way of
Will, but this time on the left foot in the 6th minute. Hanover would
continue to dominate possession. Wing backs Jordan Gottlieb, Carl
Gemunden, Brendan Brigham, and Clay Kynor were all able to slide up
their respective sides into the attacking thirds and generate offense
playing wings to corners and back to center mids. When BG would have
their occasional counter attack the center back play of Noah Pikielney,
Ethan Ross, Tristan Meyer, Andrew Chen and Judd Alexander seemed to
always be there to turn players out and change field position with
quality clears. Hanover's next goal would come on one of their own
counter attacks Brigham played Amane Matsuoka who drew two defenders to
him transitioning through middle third. Amane would keenly play a ball
off the outside of his foot for a through ball to a streaking Gray
Messersmith. Gray stayed shoulder to shoulder and stride for stride with
another back. The goalie gave a hard show, and then Gray slid it past him for
the fourth goal in the 22nd. Hanover had another stellar chance from
Quincy McBride after being played from the center by Eli Bush. Quincy
would have a hard blast right off the keeper then would collect the
rebound and put it off the cross bar with a clang that excited the whole
bench. Another moment that excited the bench was when Anthony Maynes
gave a clean meg that had the bench gesturing tip of the hats. Joey
Perras would be tested just twice in the first half by BG with a strong
shot and save coming in the 45th minute. The Marauders will still hungry
however, and Nolan Gantrish played on from the back by Ethan would
finish the half with another score just before the half time whistle.
The second half didn't have as an explosive start but was dominated
in similar fashion. Messersmith lived out a fantasy by playing keeper
for a half. He had a pair of saves and was sure footed on pass backs and
punts. Osborn would start the scoring in the second half. He earn a
pair of penalty shots within three minutes of one another as he dribbled
past defenders and got clipped. He would the convert the second, placing
it in the corner of the goal in the 49th minute. Hanover would close
the scoring when Amane Matsuoka would lay one off for Ben Ives. Ben took a crack
from twenty yards out and had it find the upper 90 off the far post.
Chances would keep coming. Joey Perras put a free kick on frame from 20
yards and Andrew Chen would give an awesome free kick that sailed over the
leaping keeper's outstretched hands but turned away by BG defender. A
total team effort today with solid play on all fronts. The freshman team
will play their final home game next Wednesday at home on the turf against Salem at 4:00.
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