The Knights use the last two inning to shake off the Rangers with a 9-8 victory. Dirigo and Monmouth also earn narrow wins, and two Leavitt pitchers combine on a perfect game.
Lisbon's Sophia Bowie hammers out three hits for the Greyhounds; St. Dom's, Oxford Hills and Dirigo softball roll to big wins, while Leavitt wins a low-scoring tilt and Spruce Mountain takes a pitchers' duel with Madison; Mt. Abram, Lisbon, Leavitt and Winthrop earn baseball victories.
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Winthrop s Gavin Perkins elevates for a layup against the defense of Carrabec s Conner Peabody and Elijah Canales during Thursday’s game in Winthrop. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
WINTHROP Basketball is a four-quarter game, but one quarter in particular played a starring role when Winthrop and Carrabec squared off in the quarterfinals of the Central Maine Class C/D tournament Thursday.
Following and even first quarter, Winthrop dominated the second and then held on in the second half to notch a 62-52 victory.
“I think in that second quarter we exerted our energy and effort a lot more than we did in the others, and we stayed true to our defensive philosophy and we had few breakdowns. And when we do that we’re a tough team to beat,” Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur said. “The problem is we got to learn to do it for 32 minutes, rather than a little clip of eight minutes.”