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On Saturday September 11, the Field Hockey Team traveled to Weston to play a non-league game against one of their biggest competitors. Weston has been a very challenging game in previous years, sometimes resulting in the only loss or tie of the season for Walpole. Last year, the Wildcats and the Porkers tied, so this year the Porkers were looking for a win.

The game started with Weston getting into Walpole’s defensive end very quickly. Junior goalie Katie Kelley quickly cleared the ball and for the majority of the half the ball stayed in Walpole’s offensive end. The only problem was that nobody could put the ball in the goal. Junior Meghan Murphy took a stroke, which is very unusual, but the shot was missed. The first half ended with a score of 0-0, but the Porkers seemed to be controlling the game.

The second half began and fans from both Walpole and Weston were eager to see who was going to win the game, or if there would be another tie like last year; but the Porkers were not going to settle with a tie. Finally senior Hannah Feeley scored the first goal of the game, unassisted. In the first corner of the second half senior Lauren Whitmore scored again and senior Caroline Malone followed their lead with another unassisted goal. The final score of the game was 3-0, Walpole with the win.

The Porkers defense didn’t allow Weston to get many chances to shoot on goal. The ball stayed in the Weston end for majority of the game, and it was just a matter of time before the Porkers would put the ball in the net. After winning what may have been their toughest game of the season, the Porkers have high hopes for this year and will have to continue to play their hardest as they face Milton and Wellesley in upcoming games.