Tonight's rematch with the Concord Crimson Tide was supposed to be a grudge match between two perennial NHIAA powers. With the Marauders sitting in seventh place with an 8-5 record, the expectation was that there would be a much better game with the 1st place Tide having overpowered Hanover 7-0 one week ago.
So with a full house at Campion, unusual for a Wednesday afternoon, the Marauders came out with a clear game plan - be aggressive, be disruptive and don't allow the talented Tide to have a clear lane to the net.
Well the local boys were aggressive, and they were disruptive, but unfortunately they were also penalized. With the Marauders giving up six penalties on the night, Concord converted on five of them and went on to a 6-1 win that was closer than the final score. The lone bright spots were the play of netminder Ben Plottner and the second period scrum goal by Brendan Brigham assisted by Rowan Wilson and Patrick Daley.
With the victory, Concord remains atop the NHIAA standings with Hanover maintaining a hold on seventh. The gauntlet continues for Hanover on Saturday at Exeter, then its Trinity, Bedford and Bishop Brady for a senior night ending next week. And I hear that the boys are going to see Frozen 2 tomorrow afternoon - sounds like a brilliant way to get the testosterone back within the normal range to avoid future six-penalty nights.
See you at the rink...
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