Emily Castonguay scored two second half goals and the Spruce Mountain Phoenix went on to defeat the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 5-2, in high school field hockey action at Perkins Field at BRHS Friday, Sept. 13.

The Phoenix held a 3-0 advantage at the half behind goals from Hanni Johnson, Ari Armandi and Ella Plourde.

With the score 4-0, Boothbay’s Kylie Brown scored on a long shot at 18:46 of the second half. After Castonguay’s second goal, Boothbay tri-captain Chloe Arsenault completed the scoring with her fourth goal of the season with just over nine minutes to play.

Both goalies played well in the game, with Boothbay’s Jaelyn Crocker stopping 23 shots and Spruce Mountain’s Melissa Bamford recording 18 saves.

With the win, Spruce Mountain improved to 2-1. Boothbay, now 1-2, will travel to Winthrop on Monday, Sept. 16 for a 4 p.m. game.