ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — Jack Andrews drove in four runs and Joe Frammartino added three RBIs as Merrimack rallied from an early six-run deficit to beat Niagara 8-7 on Saturday in the first game of a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader.

Niagara scored seven runs in the first two innings, powered by a two-run homer from Rees Kozar. Merrimack chipped away, tying the game in the eighth on Frammartino’s two-run single. Andrews then gave the Warriors the lead with a sacrifice fly.

Reliever Colby Barker earned the win for Merrimack with five scoreless innings. The Warriors improved to 3-6. The Purple Eagles fell to 2-9 despite 10 hits, including three sacrifice bunts.