Girls' Lacrosse Team Squashes Hornets

Marblehead and Manchester-Essex played their only match of the season Friday afternoon, and Hornets goalie Maddi Bistrong is probably glad she doesn’t have to see the Header attack line again this year.

After falling behind 3-0, and 4-2, Marblehead stormed ahead with seven consecutive goals late in the first half and held on for a 19-13 victory.

M-E’s Taylor Meeks opened the scoring at 24:48 after a Marblehead infraction gave the Hornets a free position in front of goalie Kelly Collins.

Vicki Grimes and Hannah Beardsley made it three zip before Hayley Braun got Marblehead on the scoreboard at 17:22.

Meek and Marblehead’s Kiley Fischer traded goals before the Headers went on a tear, scoring seven straight before M-E answered to make the score 9-5.

Fischer scored again with 13 seconds left in the first half to make the score 12-7 Marblehead, and the Hornets never got closer than five goals behind.

Manchester-Essex came out strong to start the second half, but Kelly Collins turned away three shots in the first two minutes.

Marblehead scored seven times in the second half, two more by Fischer and two by Tyler Phillips.

Marblehead went up 19-9 with 7:34 left in the game, and Manchester-Essex (6-6) scored the final four goals, the last coming with 22 second remaining.

With the win, Marblehead improved to 8-3-1 on the season. The Headers were coming off a 10-6 win over Beverly and a 27-21 loss to Concord-Carlisle.

The visitors from the Cape Ann league lost to Triton 17-9, and beat Hamilton-Wenham 14-13 heading into the game with Marblehead.

Fischer led all scorers with six goals, Olivia Raisner had five, Phillips had a hat trick, Hayley Braun and Sarah Noyes had two apiece and Meggie Collins chipped in with one.

Maika Phillips and Cassie Rodgers had assists for Marblehead.

The girls travel to Ipswich Monday afternoon for a game against the Tigers, and host Salem at Piper Field on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

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