Nashua South's Nathaniel Motherway (in white) and Merrimack's Peyton Connelly collide in front of the Panther net during Friday's Division I game at Stellos Stadium. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

NASHUA – Games against Nashua South are never easy for the Merrimack High School boys lacrosse team, so head coach Brian Miller still wasn’t comfortable up 7-0 heading into the fourth quarter.

But his fears were unfounded,as the Tomahawks left Stellos Stadium on Friday with an 8-0 win to highlight a light school vacation Friday.

“I felt like it was a tight game,” Miller said, his Tomahawks now xxx. “South is so well coached. They do a number of things that are tough to defend.”

But the Tomahawks were able to solve them, led by Henry Tobin’s three goals and an assist. Peyton Connelly and Sean Anderson each had a goal and an assist, while Cayden Dine (goal, two assists) and Gabe Gorman and Gavin Hickey each had a goal.

“We’ve got shooters everywhere,” Miller said. “When we click, it’s solid; and sometimes we just struggle.”

Mason Tremblay had seven saves for Merrimack, now 5-3, while South fell to 3-5.

“We’re just getting away from doing what we should be doing,” South coach Will DeLanoy said. “And we’re playing a lot of defense. The middies are doing a lot on both ends and they get tired on the offensive end because they’ve played a bunch of ‘D’. So that’s never a good forumula for things. So we’ve just got to move on, learn from it, and figure out what we can do to right the ship for the next week.”

That ship takes them right to the Battle of Bridge vs. North on Wednesday at 4 p.m at Stellos.

The day was also special for the Tomahawks as Jake Miller saw his first action in over a year after battling cancer.

BASEBALL

BISHOP GUERTN 6, WINDHAM 1

Ben Geiger allowed one run on four hits over five innings, striking out four as BG improved to 5-3. Offensively, the Cards got two runs scored and a stolen base from Liam Ireland and a key double by Nick Wyner.

Guertin will face Manchester Central-West at Holman Stadium today at 1 p.m.

PORTSMOUTH 11, NASHUA SOUTH 2

The Panthers had plenty of offense but it just wasn’t enough as they fell to 2-6. Kosay Tanaka, Leo DePaolo and Max Demers eachhad two hits while RBIs were one each for Aidan O’Connor and Adam Murray.

The Panthers will host Goffstown at Holman on Monday.

SOUHEGAN SPLITS AT COOPERSTOWN

The Sabers bowed to Dover, 4-3, but came back to win a great game, 3-2 over Concord.

Matt Silk got the walk-off hit, scoring Drew Reagan with the winning run. Ethan Gaudet moved to 3-0 allowing five hits and one earned run with a walk and five strikeouts. He threw 69 pitches and a more-then-efficient 56 for strikes.

Brody Smith went 1 for 1 with two walks and two stolen bases and scored the tying run.

Now 6-1, Souhegan hosts 6-0 Hollis Brookline on Monday.

SOFTBALL

BISHOP GUERTIN 16, MANCHESER MEMORIAL-CENTRAL 4

Avery Zapenas went 3 for 4 with a two-run double and Sophie Bilodeau also had three hits to lead the 17-hit offense, which had Gabby Gillette, Jenny Davey, and Bailey Brisk each with multiple hits.

Brisk got the win in the circle allowing four runs on six hits in 4.2 innings, striking out six and walking one. Zapenas tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief.

The Cards are at Portsmouth on Monday.

PORTSMOUTH 16, NASHUA SOUTH 3

The Clippers broke it open with seven runs in the third inning as the Panthers fell to x-x.

Cate Marvin took the loss in the circle fo rthe Panthers, as 11 of the 16 runs were earned on 16 hits, as she struck out two and walked three.

Offensively for South, Brooke Berger, Marvin, Maliyah Richer-Valentin (RBI), Charlotte Primeau, Cara Leblond, Emily Richard and Shirley Njau each had one hit.

South is at Goffstown on Monday.

MERRIMACK 6, KEENE 0

Lily Dionne went 3 for 3 and drove in two runs as the Tomahawks evened their record at 4-4. Ashley Senecal had two hits while Marissa Nelson Cam Belen and Olivia Burke also had hits for the ‘Hawks.

Nelson spun a gem on the mound, allowing just six hits while striking out eight.