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Thomas tallies 4th goal in 5 games, but Patriots drop a 2-1 nail-biter

The Patriots dropped another ultra-close game, 3-2, to Marblehead on February 2.

By Tim Healy ·

Acton-Carlisle’s Ava Thomas tallies her first goal of the season, scoring against Weston Wayland on January 21. Photo by Tina Wu
Acton-Carlisle’s Ava Thomas tallies her first goal of the season, scoring against Weston Wayland on January 21. Photo by Tina Wu

The Acton-Carlisle girls hockey team battled Cambridge Rindge & Latin but lost a 2-1 thriller on February 7.  

  • Team record: Overall 1-14-0; Dual County League 1-10-0
  • Big game: Assistant co-captain Ava Thomas continued her hot streak, scoring her fourth goal in five games.
  • Unsung hero: Co-captain Addy Healy was honored on Senior Night as the team’s lone senior, playing in her 68th career game for the Patriots.
  • Up next: The Patriots play their final game of the season Saturday at home against Westford Academy.
Patriots co-captain Addy Healy, shown in action against Central Catholic on January 6, tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Patriots to victory against Cambridge Rindge and Latin on January 10. Photo by Tina Wu
Co-captain Addy Healy, shown firing on goal against Central Catholic, won the team “hard hat award” for her gutsy play in the Pats’ 3-2 loss to Marblehead on February 2. Photo by Tina Wu

Marblehead 3, CCHS 2

The Patriots dropped another ultra-close game, 3-2, to Marblehead on February 2. 

  • Big game: Thomas scored her third goal in four games, and Healy won the team “hard hat award” for another relentless effort at center.
  • Key moment: Fiona Sukharsky scored an unassisted goal — the first of her high school career — to even the score at 2-2.
  • Unsung Hero: Annie Wang filled in for the ailing Violet Jones on defense and assisted on Thomas’ goal; it was Wang’s first point of the season. 

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