Belmont Hill Sextants (Belmont, MA) fans left the game thrilled Friday as they witnessed their ice hockey team achieve victory over the visiting Thayer Academy Tigers (Braintree, MA), 7-3 in a league match.

The Sextants (14-8) will now prepare for their match against Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge, MA). The Knights enter the match with a 3-20 record. In their last match, Buckingham Browne & Nichols by Middlesex (Concord, MA), 4-0, in a league match.

Next up, the Tigers encounter the Austin Prep Cougars (Reading, MA) in a match, on Wednesday, February 14. Thayer Academy will attempt to advance on its 11-11 season record. The Cougars enter the match with a 5-15 record after their 1-1 non-league Mount St. Charles Academy (Woonsocket, RI).