By Matt Pascarella
Windham senior Hunter Vail charges past a
defender during Windham's boys' lacrosse
game against Scarborough on Saturday, May 1.
PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA
On a windy, sunny afternoon, the Windham High School boys’ lacrosse team faced off against Scarborough, at home, Saturday, May 1 and the Eagles fought hard against the Red Storm, giving their all, but lost, 12-6.
The Eagles came out with intensity and showed Scarborough they could compete. Scarborough scored early on. A short time later, Windham answered when senior Connor Cummings put the Eagles on the scoreboard.
Windham kept up their aggressiveness in the first half and matched Scarborough almost goal-for-goal. Cummings scored again and Windham was close to catching Scarborough with the Red Storm ahead 3-2.
Junior William Woolston put one in the net for Windham. Senior Derek Palow also scored for the Eagles. Windham pressured the entire half. Before the end of the first half, Woolston got one between the bars; his third goal, to bring the Eagles right behind Scarborough, 6-7.
Woolston said he thought they played well; that they were a little flat-footed in the second half. He said they just need to clean off the little mistakes and play hard as a team.
In the second half, Windham’s intensity remained strong. The Eagles had solid defense as Scarborough scored less goals in the second half than in the first. Scarborough scored a couple goals early. The Eagles fought and worked hard to put the ball between the posts, with several nice attempts, but nothing got by in the half.
“They’re working their tails off and they do every single time they come out here,” said Windham coach Peter Small. “A lot of unfortunate errors, but not for want of working hard. We have to have patience and turn around and make sure we play our game.” <
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