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MHS Boys Varsity Soccer Moves to Quarterfinals
2-1 victory over Dover sends boys to next round of tournament play versus Pinkerton Academy at the school's Derry campus on Sunday.
A pair of goals by senior Anders Dahl and junior Chris Lore gave the Merrimack High School Boys Varsity soccer team the edge it needed to beat Dover 2-1 on Friday afternoon.
The teams met in the first round of playoffs a day later than scheduled after rainy weather that led to an early October snowfall postponed the game.
Merrimack, which entered the tournament for the Division I Championship moves on to play Pinkerton Academy (3) at the school's Derry campus on Sunday, Oct. 30.
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When Pinkerton, 13-2-1 on the regular season, and Merrimack, 7-8-1, met in Derry in September, the Tomahawks suffered a 5-1 loss.
Sunday's game begins at 1 p.m.
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