Grafton, MA — From the drop of the puck on Wednesday night, it was clear that Wachusett was ready to play. All four offensive lines earned points tonight and goaltending and defense were solid as well en route to an 11 - 1 victory over the Grafton Gators. Wachusett led 5 - 0 after the first period: 1. At 2:18 Travis Laidlaw scored from Cody Penniman and Ethan Bennett 2. At 5:36 Matt Bjorkman scored from Aiden Boyce 3. At 9:31 Colin Carlson scored from Laidlaw and Penniman 4. 13:37 Laidlaw scored from Penniman and Ryan Flaherty 5. At 13:50 Penniman scored from Flaherty Wachusett added 2 more goals in the 2nd period before Grafton would get on the board with just 30 seconds left in the period. 6. At 4:36 Flaherty scored from Laidlaw and Penniman 7. At 8:52 Caden Lane scored from Jake Penniman and Matt Brousseau The game remained 7 to 1 until the 2nd half of the 3rd period when Wachusett added to the lead. 8. At 7:33 Aiden Boyce scored from Penniman 9. At 10:30 Zach Hoadley scored from Vaughn Lane (1st career point( 10. At 11:02 Zach Hoadley scored again from Lane and Carlson 11. At 13:30 Laidlaw completed his hat trick from Ryan Flaherty Freshman goalie Reed LaBaire earned the win in his first career start for the Mountaineers stopping 8 Grafton shots. The team will host Nashoba on Saturday at 7:30 in a game dedicated to Morgan's Message, a foundation that supports mental health in athletes. Wear your teal blue to show support of this important cause.