Things on the Team that just Chap, Vol. 2

We just played our final game on Hanover's home turf, for some of us the last in our high school careers. It was the quarterfinal round of the D1 New Hampshire Playoffs, and we were fortunate that our opponent on that day would be a weaker one than we expected- Pinkerton was upset by Merrimack, which was a huge surprise to everyone. We were excited by this because Pinkerton would have been a much stronger opponent, but we were all grateful to get out of there with the win against even a much weaker team, especially following last year's streak-breaking loss in the quarterfinals. The final score was 5-0, and we had the right to be proud, but the memory of my final game on the beloved turf field will always have an asterisk, forcing me to remember that we it was just another day in the park instead of an intense, blood-pumping playoff game I would have hoped for. Oh well. A win is a win. Perhaps we would have lost to Pinkerton had we played them, and then I wouldn't even want to remember the game. Again, Oh well. Time to look ahead to Thursday, for our semifinal game against a Londonderry team that beat us 3-0 in our last meeting. Now that's going to be a game to remember.