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North Reading Boys' Hockey Skates by Stoneham

The Hornets are the number two seed in the MIAA tournament.

Mike Driscoll’s two goals led the way for North Reading boys’ hockey, which knocked off Stoneham 4-0 on Wednesday in the MIAA North Division 2 tournament.

The first-round win means the Hornets will next take on Peabody at 3 p.m. Saturday in Woburn. Tenth-seeded Peabody won a 5-4 OT thriller over Danvers in the first round.

North Reading finished the regular season at 16-4. Peabody went 9-8-3.

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