Westford Faces High-Stakes Ipswich Test

Westford Academy’s girls lacrosse team is set to play at Ipswich High School on Saturday, May 2, with a noon start on the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association schedule. (miaa.net) The Grey Ghosts were 6-3 through April 25, with wins over Waltham, Newton North, Wayland, Acton-Boxborough, Pinkerton Academy and Billerica Memorial. (miaa.net) (laxnumbers.com) Westford’s last posted result before this stretch was a 7-5 home loss to North Andover on April 25 after a 9-4 win at Billerica Memorial on April 23. (miaa.net) The Ipswich trip sits in the middle of a packed run for Westford that also includes road games at Weston on April 28 and home against Boston Latin on April 30. (miaa.net) Massachusetts girls lacrosse teams play to a May 20 cutoff date before brackets are released May 22 and tournament games begin May 24. (miaa.net) That makes every early-May game part of the final evaluation window before postseason seeding is set. (miaa.net) Westford competes in Division 1, while Ipswich has recently been listed among the state’s Division 4 programs on LaxNumbers. (laxnumbers.com 1) (laxnumbers.com 2) Ipswich’s current 2026 results were not fully surfaced in the available public search results, but the matchup is clearly listed on Westford’s official MIAA schedule. (miaa.net) (laxnumbers.com) For Westford, the immediate question is simple: turn a solid 6-3 start into momentum before the state tournament calendar takes over in late May. (miaa.net 1) (miaa.net 2)