Eastern Mass. boys' lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for April 3-9
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Braden Martin
, Billerica
— The junior attack racked up six goals and two assists in Friday's 14-6 win at Westford and was one of eight players with multiple points in Tuesday's 17-5 win over rival Chelmsford, finishing with two goals and three assists in the Merrimack Valley victory.
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Mike Murphy
, Lynnfield
— The leader of the Pioneers' offense, Murphy tallied five goals and one assist on consecutive days to lead his team past Swampscott (11-8) and Amesbury (19-8), then turned it up a notch with seven goals and two assists in Monday's 18-6 win at Triton.
Dylan O'Driscoll
, North Reading
— Leading the attack as a freshman, O'Driscoll netted four goals and handed out an assist in Cape Ann League wins over Essex Tech (10-4) and Hamilton-Wenham (16-2).
Ollie Rice
, Norwell
— In wins over Rockland (4 goals, 2 assists), Xaverian (3 goals, 2 assists), and Hull (3 goals, 2 assists), the Skidmore-bound senior was a force.
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Seth Sacco
, Winthrop
— The junior attack has posted at least a hat trick in all four Vikings wins, opening with seven goals against Malden Catholic, and following up with a combined 20 points (11 goals, 9 assists) in wins over Northeast (16-7), Salem (15-3), and Swampscott (9-5).
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