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Pearce, Pinkerton shutout rival Lancers

Pearce Connal made seven saves as he led Pinkerton to a 12-0 shutout over rival Londonderry(11-5).
“Some of those were big saves,” said Pinkerton coach Brian O’Reilly who added that Connal stopped several close-range shots. “He frustrated Londonderry on a couple shots. They thought they had goals.”
O’Reilly said he could not remember the last time his team shutout a quality opponent.
“It was very impressive,” he said. “I was very impressed with the defense. ... We didn’t even have to slide. We were able to keep one-on one (coverage).”
Seth Richard, Zach Tulley, Josh Murphy and Andrew Stefanelli anchored the Astros defense.
Meanwhile, Jeff Guilherme scored three goals and added two assists for the Astros (11-4).
“We moved the ball well,” O’Reilly said. “And we anticipated their slides and got good shots. I think we had 44 shots to their 14.”
Londonderry coach Joe McCune added: “We never really expected a game like this. We came out without any fire.”
Pinkerton led 5-0 at halftime. It scored four goals in the third to open up a 9-0 lead.
Pinkerton plays at Salem on Monday at 4 p.m. Londonderry plays at Manchester Memorial on Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Pinkerton 12, Londonderry 0
Goals: P — Jeff Guilherme 3, Conor McCarthy 2, Kyle Hanaway 2, Mike Auger 2, Tom Morini, , Ryan Coombs,  Jeff Auger
Assists: P — Guilherme 2, Mike McStravock 2, Tom Auger 2, Jeff Auger, Pete Field
Saves: P — Pearce Connal 7; L — Seth Ford 10
Pinkerton (11-4):    2 3 4 3 — 12
Londonderry (11-5):    0 0 0 0 —  0