The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Deerfield Academy Big Green (Deerfield, MA) and the visiting Loomis Chaffee School Pelicans (Windsor, CT), witnessed Deerfield Academy's ice hockey team defeat Loomis Chaffee School by a final score of 5-2.

The Big Green (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, MA). The Penguins come into the non-league challenge with a 8-5 record. In their last outing, Cushing Academy by Salisbury School (Salisbury, CT), 3-1, in a non-league outing.

With the defeat, Loomis Chaffee School moves to 4-6 on the season. The Pelicans host Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT) to encounter the Bearcats in a outing on Saturday, January 18. The Bearcats go into the outing with a record of 3-8. Hotchkiss School won 6-2 in their recent non-league outing against St. Paul's (Concord, NH)