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Sports Images: Hall Boys Lacrosse Fights a Tough Battle Against Daniel Hand
Sound defense and ground-ball domination not enough to overcome the offense threat of Daniel Hand-Madison.
Fresh off their 11-3 win over Tolland, the boys lacrosse team (3-4) showed that they would not be intimidated by the five game winning streak and the #15 state ranking of the (5-4) Tigers of Daniel Hand.
While the first quarter saw Daniel Hand take an early lead, it was the Warriors who answered back to take a 2-1 lead. Second quarter was not so favorable for Hall. Four unanswered goals gave the Tigers a 5-2 halftime lead.
Early in the third quarter, it was Daniel Hand struck twice to extend their lead to 7-2. Not giving up, Hall got 2 goals in a 20 second span from senior Connor Doherty to cut the Hand lead to three with 2:20 remaining in the quarter. Once again, it was the balanced offense of the Tigers that answered with two more goals in the final minute of the third quarter.
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The fourth quarter saw the most physical play from both teams. While the Warriors managed to outscore the Tigers 3-2, it was Daniel Hand coming out on top by a score of 11-7.
Hall Goal Scorers - Connor Doherty 4, Ian Dugger 2, Trey Lerner 1
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D. Hand Goal Scorers - Henry Foye 3, Hunter Mayhew 2, #20 2, Tyler Kilkenny 1, Pierce Freeman 1, Matthew Sullivan 1
Hall has just two days to prepare for their next contest when they host 5th-ranked Simsbury this Wednesday at 4 p.m. Daniel Hand will next host #17 Guilford Friday at 7 p.m.
