BY MATT SCHOOLEY

Bow High School’s field hockey team had scored three goals in four games heading into a Sept. 12 home contest against John Stark. That goals-per-game average certainly received a boost by game’s end.

The Falcons defeated a weaker opponent, spending nearly the entire game on the offensive side of the field in 10-0 win over the Generals.

Lexie Welch began the scoring early in the first half and Bow never looked back, opening a 4-0 halftime lead. Falcons head coach Tracy Berube said the outburst should help her team down the road.

“We haven’t been scoring a lot so far this season, so scoring 10 was good to see, especially how we were able to spread them around,” she said. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, whether it be John Stark or Merrimack Valley. Our skill level should not change.”

Bow had multiple players score on consecutive attempts. Heather Bennett scored two goals in a row late in the first half, Molly Strempfer netted consecutive scores early in the second, and Sarah Strempfer added the final two goals of the contest for the Falcons.

The win for Bow was the team’s second consecutive after losing three straight to open the 2007 campaign. The girls lost on Friday, Sept. 14, to Milford, 3-1. Berube said inexperience is still an obstacle for her group to overcome.

“We are a very young team, and we are still building,” she said. “But we have these building blocks of confidence, and that’s good. We were able to try some different players out in different positions today, which is helpful for down the road.”