PHOTOS: In midst of strong season, Marlborough boys soccer falls to Wachusett

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MARLBOROUGH – After conceding a goal with roughly 25 minutes left to play, the Marlborough Panthers fell 1-0 to the visiting Wachusett Mountaineers on Oct. 12. Though Marlborough had opportunities early, Wachusett stood strong and walked away victorious.

“Credit to Wachusett, they played well. We had a lot of chances early, and in this game, if you don’t finish your chances early – if you don’t make them – it’s going to be more and more difficult for you. The team played like we’ve been training, and then when you don’t get the goals to reward that, you might start picking up bad habits. I think that’s what we did today,” said Marlborough Head Coach Kevin Hardy.

Though the loss was disappointing for the Panthers, it’s been a largely successful season for the group. After a 10-8-1 season last year, Marlborough’s record now sits at 9-3. The team – which has nine seniors – went on a seven-game winning streak earlier in the season and has been hot as of late.

“We’ve got a lot of composed players, a lot of seniors. We like the record, but we also know our conference is pretty down this year, so we’re measuring ourselves with games like this. So, we’re pretty disappointed today. We had a nice game against Leominster, but we lost to Algonquin, Sutton, and now, Wachusett. We think we can win those games. That’s our measuring stick – those bigger games,” said Hardy.

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