Rockets Among Boys Lacrosse Playoff Favorites

The East Division 2 boys lacrosse postseason bracket features a long list of teams. Among the favorites is a group of locals, the Reading High School Rockets.

On Friday the Rockets learned their playoff fate as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its playoff pairings for the field of 32 teams.

Near the top is Reading, which snagged the No. 3 seed courtesy of a stellar 16-2 regular season record.

Thanks to their strong finish, the Rockets earned a date with No. 30 ranked Nauset, which will visit town on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a preliminary round contest.

The winner of that game will face either No. 14 Sandwich or No. 15 Melrose in the first round of the tournament. The date and time of that contest have not yet been determined.