The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team edged Mountain Valley, 1-0, on Monday, Sept. 22 to improve to 5-1 on the season.

A third period goal by sophomore Moriah Smith was the difference as the Seahawk defense held off the Falcons, now 2-4 in Class C North, and recorded their fourth shutout of the season.

As of Tuesday morning, the Seahawks were in fifth place in Class C South. Boothbay has a run at some of the top teams in the division over the next week.

The Seahawks next play on Wednesday at Lisbon, ranked second in Class C South at 4-1-1, followed by a home game on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. against Mountain Valley.