SANFORD — The Sanford field hockey team is on a roll.

That much was evident on Monday night, as the Redskins downed Bonny Eagle 7-1 at Goodall Park.

Now the win, which raises Sanford’s record to 7-0-1 on the season, sets up what is sure to be a strongly contested rivalry game on Wednesday against Massabesic, who also won handily on Monday against Biddeford. The Redskins are currently third in the Maine Principals Association (MPA) Heal Point standings, while the Mustangs are in fourth place. Both teams are likely to be facing each other again when the playoffs start next month.

“It’ll be a battle, Massabesic is out to get us,” Sanford head coach Diana Walker said. “I went to go see them the other night, and they’re playing well. It doesn’t matter what your record is, Massabesic and Sanford always comes out playing their best game.”

But even in its biggest game of the season, the two schools will join together for a common cause on Wednesday. The teams will play on “Play for the Cure” night, raising awareness for breast cancer. Both sides will be sporting pink, and the Sanford-Springvale Youth Athletics Association will have a game with its field hockey program at halftime of both the junior varsity and varsity games.

“It’s going to be a good game, there’s going to be a lot of pressure on us,” Sanford field hockey player Lauren Sawyer said.

Sanford will enter its game against Massabesic having success on both sides of the field this season. After Monday night, the Redskins have scored 31 goals on the season, and have allowed just seven goals defensively.

“They’re talking with each other, they’re looking for each other,” Walker said. “It’s not a me-me-me, it’s a team out there. They’re really working together to bring it up.”

On Monday against Bonny Eagle, Sanford dominated the first half of play, keeping the ball on the Scots side of the field for most of the period. Bonny Eagle (1-5-2) was unable to get a legitimate shot on Sanford goalie Sarah Stanley for the entire first half. But the Scots did a good job of holding the Redskins to just one goal in the half, as Natalie Ledue punched in a goal off a pass from Caroline L’Heureux, giving Sanford a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

The Scots surprised the Redskins to start the second half, as Nicole Hurley slipped a shot past Stanley to tie the game at 1-1 less than two minutes into the start of the period.

“That’s one thing I told the girls at halftime,” Walker said. “I said, because we had dominated so much in the first half, and we had 14 or 15 (penalty) corners, I did not want the first couple of minutes for them to score a goal, get the momentum and start this game different than what it is. And what did they do? They got a goal, they went down and they did it. I waited a couple seconds to see how the kids would react, and they still weren’t doing anything, so I called the timeout and said, enough, I know I said it, but you don’t have to make it happen.”

But the Redskins responded after Walker’s timeout. Sanford answered a mere 42 seconds later, as Stacey Livingston scored her first goal of the season to break the tie, giving Sanford a 2-1 lead.

Livingston’s goal would be the first of six unanswered goals scored by the Redskins in the half. Lauren Sawyer scored back-to-back goals midway through the half, and Alicia Noonkester would seal the win with back-to-back goals near the end of the game. L’Heureux also contributed with a goal.

Though they allowed six goals in the second half, Bonny Eagle played better than the first half, and provided pressure on the Redskins side of the field, giving head coach Caterina Riitano some hope that things are coming together for her young team.

“I only had three returners from last year,” Riitano said. “It is hard. But it’s just finding those combinations. And I think today, we’re seeing it, but Courtney (Ross) played amazing defense today. She saved four goals from going in. We’re seeing players definitely stepping it up.”

— Contact Dave Dyer at 282-1535 ext. 318 or follow on Twitter @Dave_Dyer.