Middlesex 13, Rivers 9 – Middlesex survives furious comeback for important ISL win

CONCORD - It may not feel like it yet, but the ISL postseason is already looming on the horizon. Just three weeks stand between teams and the playoffs. In a year where the league is seemingly as wide open as it's been in a while, that made Friday's matchup between Middlesex and Rivers even more important. Middlesex jumped out to a six-goal lead in the first half, held on for dear life when Rivers tied the game in the fourth and ultimately came away with a 13-9 win. With the rest of the league playing Saturday, Middlesex is now 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the league, sitting in a three-way tie for third along with Roxbury Latin and Groton. Rivers dropped to 4-3 and 2-3 in league play, put