Massachusetts High School Lacrosse - Northfield Mount Hermon Phillips Exeter Academy
May 10, 2014: Mount Hermon, MA 01354 The Northfield Mount Hermon Hoggers lacrosse squad (Mount Hermon, MA), 9-6 in Saturday's non-league challenge with the visiting Phillips Exeter Academy Lions (Exeter, NH)
Coming up next, the Lions meet the Holderness Bulls (Plymouth, NH) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, May 21. Phillips Exeter Academy will attempt to improve on its 4-1 season record.
The Hoggers now sport a 4-10 record. They play next when they host Williston Northampton for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 12. Northfield Mount Hermon will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 13-5 non-league win over Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, VT). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-7.
Game Summary
Coming off of back-to-back wins, the Hoggers looked to win three consecutive games for the first time this season when they hosted Exeter on Saturday. NMH got in an early 3-0 hole and was never able to climb out of it. The remainder of the game was played evenly, but due to their fast start, Exeter was able to hold on for the 9-6 victory.
Leading the way offensively for NMH was Christian Heidelberger '14 (Westwood, MA) with 2 goals and 1 assist. Four different Hoggers scored NMH's remaining four goals.