Friday afternoon’s contest was the last of five straight home games for the Raiders before they go on the road next week. On an absolutely beautiful Fall afternoon, Watertown hosted Reading, who was in third place in the Liberty Division. The Raiders started the day in first place in the Freedom division at 4-0, and remain in first at 5-0, but it wasn’t easy.

Reading looked like the road team in the first period, as in they arrived late because of Friday traffic, were allotted 15 minutes to stretch and warmup, and then the game began. Watertown won the first period in every way — except on the scoreboard, where it remained 0-0 after one period. Reading barely crossed midfield, the Raiders had all the scoring chances and were awarded six penalty corners because of the constant pressure the

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