OLD ORCHARD BEACH — In a game that featured heavy hitting and its far share of action, the Old Orchard Beach softball team defeated St. Dominic’s by a score of 14-10. 

St. Dom’s kicked off the scoring in the first inning with a five singles and two stolen bases to drive in three runs. Old Orchard then followed up with five runs their first time up off three singles, a walk and three wild throws to take a 5-3 lead. 

Scoring slowed down until the third inning, when St. Dom’s scored off a single, followed by two stolen bases and a sacrifice ground out. 

The Gulls answered however with a triple belted to centerfield, followed by a double sent to leftfield, two singles and several walks, taking a commanding 8-4 lead in the fourth inning. 

St. Dom’s came back with an explosive hitting performance in the fifth inning, notching a ground rule double, several singles and an erratic throw to first base on an infield grounder, doubling their score and tying the game at 8-8.

But following the St. Dom’s squad’s impressive outing, the Gulls answered back in the bottom of the fifth, with two singles, a triple and a sacrifice ground out, along with a pair of walks. By the end of the fifth, Old Orchard had reclaimed the lead, 13-8.

The Gulls extended their lead in the bottom of the sixth with a run. Then, in the top of the seventh St. Dom’s knocked in two runs of their own off a single, an RBI double, and a sacrifice ground out. The Gulls put away the following batters moments later to take a 14-10 victory. 

Old Orchard Beach head coach Amanda Ruel said she was happy to see her girls put the game away after St. Dom’s tied the game in the fifth inning. 

“They held their composure. It’s easy to get nervous about blowing a lead, it can bring you down mid-game,” said Ruel. “But they kept their heads up high and they kept fighting back, and we got the lead back.”

The Gulls now sit at 2-4 on the season. Their next game is home on Monday against Richmond.