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Area roundup: Gray-New Gloucester, Oxford Hills claim one-run softball wins
Madi Pelletier s two-run walk-off single lifts Patriots over Greely, and the Vikings edge Bangor on the road. Plus more from Thursday.
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GRAY Madi Pelletier’s walk-off two-run single lifted Gray-New Gloucester to a 12-11 softball victory over Greely on Thursday.
Pelletier finished with three hits and three RBIs. She also pitched a seven-hitter and struck out seven Rangers (4-8) batters.
Morgan Curtis contributed four hits and five RBIs for the Patriots (11-4). Maisie Lerette added two hits, four runs scored and two stolen bases.
Monday’s high school roundup: Trojans top Stags in girls’ lacrosse, 11-9
Girls lacrosse: Thornton Academy gets four goals from Izzy White and earns a victory over Cheverus.
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SACO Izzy White scored four goals and Thornton Academy held off Cheverus for an 11-9 girls’ lacrosse win on Monday.
Morgan Bolduc and Hazel Stoddard each scored twice for Thornton Academy (2-1). Emma Boissonneault, Abby Brown and Grace Veroneau all had one goal.
Riley O’Mara led Cheverus (1-2) with five goals. Neve Cawley made 16 saves in net.
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 14, GARDINER 6: Emma Sharpe had six goals and an assist, Lilly Weinrich added five and three assists and the Panthers (2-1) controlled the game defensively and came out with a win over the Tigers (1-1) in Gardiner.
Local roundup: Skye Chandler’s last big hit sends Gray-New Gloucester past Lake Region
The sophomore s power bat helps the Patriots earn the softball win. In other action, there were no-hitters and extra-inning thrillers.
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GRAY Skye Chandler had a double, triple and two-run home run and Morgan Curtis had a double and two RBIs as Gray-New Gloucester edged Lake Region 9-8 in WMC softball action Monday.
Madi Pelletier got the pitching win for the Patriots (4-1) by scattering five hits while striking out five. Chandler’s double in the bottom of the seventh scored two for the walk-off win.
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Gray-New Gloucester s Maisie Lerette easily touches home plate before Freeport’s Amanda Panciocco catches the ball during Thursday’s game in Gray. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
GRAY After an overwhelming victory over Freeport on Wednesday, Gray-New Gloucester’s softball team came out of the gates slowly Thursday, giving up a home run to the fourth batter the Patriots faced. The offense got back on track in the bottom of the first, taking the lead with a bunt, a triple and some base hits as the Patriots cruised to a 16-2, five-inning victory.
“We just started a little flat,” Gray-NG coach Darcey Gardiner said. “I think with the score yesterday they came out with some high hopes and expectations today, not realizing that Freeport is going to come with a fury. They have hitters on that squad, they were super-aggressive batters yesterday, swinging on first-strike pitches, so us coaches knew that was going to happen and I think our defense started flat and underestima