Freshmen Beat Keene 5-3

Tightening up on defense and continuing to score more than enough, the Marauder Freshmen led from wire and earned a satisfying 5-3 victory over Keene on Wednesday at Dresden.  Hanover took a 1-0 lead when Jack Gardner played a nice through ball to Jack McGrath for an easy finish.  Gardner then earned his second assist, crossing the ball to Jack Stadheim, who volleyed it home to give the Marauders a 2-0 lead.  Gardner continued to create offensive opportunities, dribbling through several Keene players and drawing a foul in the penalty area, earning a penalty kick. Alex Brackett stepped up to take the kick and buried it, but the play was called back because the referee hadn’t didn't blow his whistle. Unfazed, Alex took the kick again and scored, giving Hanover a 3-0 lead

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Keene made the game interesting, scoring back to back goals to cut the Marauder lead to one, but Hanover responded when Jack Gardner played a through ball to himself and blasted the ball into the back of the net. Keene scored again to cut the margin to one, but the Marauder responded once again when Ethan Munson played an excellent through ball to Gardner , who picked up his second goal and made the final margin 5-3.

The young Marauders will train Thursday at Dresden with Coach Dawes to prepare for the D1 State Tournament in Concord at Rundlett Middle School on Saturday.