The Portsmouth Clippers (Portsmouth, NH) lacrosse routed the host Merrimack Valley The Pride (Penacook, NH), 17-8 in Wednesday's league outing.

The Clippers now own a 10-4 record. They take the field next when they host Pembroke for a Division II outing on Friday, May 23. Portsmouth will face a Spartans squad coming off a 8-1 league win over Alvirne (Hudson, NH). The Spartans record now stands at 2-9.

With the loss, Merrimack Valley falls to 5-8 on the year. The The pride travel to Timberlane (Plaistow, NH) to face the Owls in a Division II outing on Friday, May 23. The Owls go into the outing with a record of 11-4. Timberlane won 17-5 in their recent non-league outing against Nashua North (Nashua, NH)