Franklin Matters: "there’s a lot to look forward to”

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

"there’s a lot to look forward to”

Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Hockomock Sports .com, provide the recap of the FHS girls lacrosse D1 semi-final game on Monday.

"It’s certainly no secret that Franklin girls lacrosse has a lethal offense that is tough to stop.

But Longmeadow had the perfect game plan in the D1 State Semifinal: keep the ball away from the Panthers.

The Lancers dominated draws and used lengthy offensive possessions, taking up to three or four minutes at times, especially in the second half. That formula resulted in a 12-6 win for Longmeadow and a trip to the D1 State Final.

“You can’t win the game without the ball,” said Franklin head coach Kristin Igoe Guarino said. “I don’t think there is any secret that we didn’t win draws and we didn’t have the ball. When we did have the ball, we could score. But I think we won two draws in the entire second half and our offense was very short. No ball, no win.”

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