MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team split two games in the latter half of last week and entered this week with an 8-3-1 record. The Tigers will visit Burr & Burton on Wednesday and then host Rutland at 5 p.m. on Saturday in a key Division I clash.
On this past Wednesday, the Tigers coasted at Spaulding, 7-1. Julia Carone (two goals and two assists) and Monroe Cromis (two goals) led the attack, Andi Boe recorded a goal and two assists, and Helen Anderson and Kate Donahue chipped in a goal apiece. Tiger goalie Rowan Hendy stopped 12 shots, and Spaulding goalie Amber McGinley made 42 saves.
On Friday, visiting Beekmantown edged MUHS, 2-1, for its second win of the week over the Tigers. Beekmantown won at home, 5-1, four days earlier. Raven Payne scored for MUHS, and Hendy made 17 saves.