The JV1 squad scored twice in the second half to break a scoreless tie and beat Pinkerton Academy 2-0 on Wednesday, pushing their record to 13-1-1 and setting up a showdown Friday with an equally strong Londonderry team in the regular season finale.
It took a while for the Marauders to settle into the game, and Pinkerton had several good chances, including a cross in the third minute that found a wide open Astro striker, who blasted the ball over the net. Two minutes later Pinkerton created a similar scoring chance, but this time Palmer Okai was in the right place to defend it. Hanover's first decent chance came in the 10th minute when Isak Larusson carried the ball deep into the attacking zone and fired a cross looking for Eric Tysinger, but the goalie gobbled up the centering pass.
CJ Wheelan made three saves in rapid succession 25 minutes into the match, diving to his right to deny a shot headed inside the right post, and then denying two rebound shots, one with another dive on a closer shot. Hanover nearly scored five minutes from the end of the half when Thomas Glass slid a ball to Owen Stannard, whose shot was just wide of the post.
The Marauders began to exert more control in the second half. Murphy Hunt nearly scored in the 55th minute, and ten minutes later Zane Schiffman finally broke the ice, cleaning up the rebound off the post from an Isak shot. Five minutes later, Murphy Hunt got the vital insurance goal, hitting a strong one-timer from near the edge of the penalty area.
Hanover trains on Thursday at Dresden and then head to Londonderry for a playoff preview with Londonderry, paired with the Marauders in group play at Sunday's D1 JV Championship in Nashua.
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