Exeter 8  Holderness 4
Holderness, NH, Wednesday, May 25th - On another damp and dreary game day, Exeter played very solid lacrosse to defeat the always athletic, motivated, and well-coached Holderness squad 8-4. Holderness came into the game sporting a 4 game winning streak that included a sound defeat of Tabor the game before, and a 4-1league record for 2nd place behind Exeter. With this win, Exeter secured the league title for Eastern New England Division I. This league is comprised of Exeter, Andover, Holderness, Tabor, Pomfret, KUA, and Cushing. The Scalise brother's combined for the first goal as Michael assisted Mark just less than four minutes into the contest. Sam Duprey found Jon Higgins for a nice goal a few minutes later to give Exeter their 2-0 lead at the end of one period. The second quarter was played evenly 2-2 as both teams battled hard all over the field. Travis Glennon assisted Michael Scalise and Chris Mayer scored on a solo dodge to counter a Holderness fast break goal and another Holderness goal with just under two minutes remaining until halftime. Holderness scored first in the 3rd quarter to make it a 4-3 contest, but then Exeter took over the game. Travis Glennon responded to the Holderness goal less than a minute later, and close defenseman Coleman Peeke, Ian Drummond, Frank Andrews, and Kevin Crane really turned up the pressure. Middie defenders Kirk Bansak, Bruce Hallett, Chris Downer, and long poles Brett Hughes and Evan Crosby gave the Holderness middies zero good looks at the cage. The offense responded with four unanswered goals to push the game out of reach when it reached the 8-3 mark. The exclamation point came on game ball winner Davis Moore's sweep and perfect bounce shot into the corner for Exeter's final tally. Davis and his 2nd middie line played great lacrosse for much of the 4th quarter by completely controlling the ball on offense and not giving Holderness even a sniff at a potential comeback. Although this was only Davis' 5th goal of the season, he undoubtedly has the highest shooting percentage on the team. Holderness picked up one final goal in the 4th quarter, but Exeter prevailed.

Team	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Game Total
Exeter	2	2	1	3	8
Holderness	0	2	1	1	4

Game Ball Winners - Davis Moore

Game Scoring - Goals - Mk Scalise, Higgins, Mi Scalise(2), Glennon(2), Moore, Mayer

                           Assists - Glennon, Mi Scalise(2), Duprey

Faceoffs Won/Faceoffs Attempted - Davis 4/6, Glennon 6/9

Saves/Shots on Goal - Harrigan(9/13)