Phoebe Joy scored two second-half goals – one on a penalty stroke – to lead the seventh-seeded Spartans (9-6) past the 10th-seeded Rams (6-8-1) in a Class A South prelim in Sanford.

Alysha Simpson also scored for Sanford, which advances to face No. 2 Massabesic in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. Wednesday.