The Mystic Barbarians retained top spot in the D2 league standings with a big 47-17 win on the road over second-placed Amoskeag. The Mystics came away with a big win, but had to dig deep to seal the win.
Results
Mystic D1 falls to Old Blue
The Mystics struggled in the first half on the road against Old Blue, and fell to an 18-3 deficit at the half on the back of two Old Blue tries. The Mystics turned things around in the second half, and came storming back to trail 24-20 on the back of tries from Chris Frazier and Chris O’Donnell. The Mystics just couldn’t close the gap any further in the last ten minutes, and the final score remained at 20-24 to Old Blue. The Mystics fall to 3-1 on the season, and now need to build towards the spring as that was the last match of the fall.
Mystic D1 Steamroll NYAC
The Mystic D1 squad came out with guns blazing on Saturday at Pine Banks against last year’s D1 champions, NYAC. The Mystics lost a hard-fought match to NYAC in the national semi-finals, so were out for blood on their home turf.
Mystic D2 Barbarians Stay Undefeated
The Mystic D2 side started Saturday off with a strong showing against Worcester, the only other unbeaten team in D2. The Mystics managed the game well and came away with a convincing 22-5 victory. The Mystics now have a more comfortable lead atop the D2 table as they go into a bye week. The Mystics will be back in action against Amoskeag on the road on October 31st before returning home on November 7th to close out the season against South Shore.