AUGUSTA
Alexis Couvette came off the bench to belt a three-run home run over the left-field fence in the bottom of the sixth inning as Cony defeated Brunswick, 7-4 in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school softball action on Saturday.
The Rams began the sixth inning rally when Alice Cloutier reached on an infield error, Brunswick’s lone miscue in the field. Angelica Velazquez rapped a single to set the table for Couvette’s blast.
Allie Eck singled and stole second base in the first. Shelby Plourde followed with a single. Eck scored on a wild pitch, and Alexis Guptill drove Plourde home with a single.
Down 4-2, Brooke Barter closed the lead to 4-3 in the visitors half of the fifth inning as she singled and advanced to second base on Nicole Pelletier’s well-executed bunt single. Plourde drove Barter home with her third hit of the game.
Shea Sullivan tied the game in the top of the sixth when she hit a mammoth home run over the left-center field fence.
Brunswick hosts “Battle of the Bridge” Mt. Ararat today at 4 p.m.
LAKE REGION 2
FREEPORT 3
The host Falcons scored all three of their runs in the opening frame en route to a Western Maine Conference win on Monday.
Megan Cormier (two singles) drove in a run in the opening frame for Freeport (2-13), which added a run on a passed ball and another on a Laker error.
Freeport pitcher Brianna Bellefleur tossed a four-hitter for the win, with one walk and three strikeouts. Abbey Koenig chipped in two hits.
Boys lacrosse
BATH — The visiting Lincoln Academy Eagles used a 5-0 run in the second quarter to secure a 14-8 KVAC win over Morse on Thursday at McMann Field.
Cameron Marco paced the Shipbuilders (3-7) with three goals.
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