FREEPORT
The Freeport High School softball team rallied in the home half of the sixth inning to defeat Sacopee Valley, 2- 1, and pick up its first Western Maine Conference win on Thursday.
Tied 1-1 heading into the sixth, sophomore Alexa Koenig led off the frame with a double for the Falcons (1-1) before Brianna Welch was walked in the next at-bat. Both runners advanced on a fielder’s choice in the ensuing at-bat and Koening eventually scored the winning run on a Sara Gray based-loaded grounder to give Freeport the 2-1 lead heading into the seventh inning.
Brianna Bellefleur, who finished with three strikeouts and one earned run over seven innings, closed out the game on the mound.
Abigail Brier had the only other hit of the game for the Falcons and scored in the first inning on an error. Sacopee Valley (1-2) then tied things up in the second when Haiden Sawyer doubled and later scored on a grounder.
Brynn Hink of the Hawks recorded 11 strikeouts in a complete game.
| MADISON | 21 |
| WISCASSET | 0 |
Maeve Blodgett notched the Wolverines’ only hit of the game as they fell in Mountain Valley Conference action.
Wiscasset is now 0-2 on the season and will host Mountain Valley today at 4 p.m.
Madison hit into two quick outs on two pitches in the first inning before Kelsey Jones ended the inning with a catch at shortstop. In the second frame, though, the hosts rallied for six runs on four walks. Pitcher Madeline Wood notched a double in the big inning and struck out 10 Wolverines from the circle.
Girl’s lacrosse
OCEANSIDE — The Morse High School girls lacrosse team took off in the second half en route to an 8- 4 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference road win over Oceanside.
Emily Martin scored four goals and led the way for Morse ( 2- 0), which scored three goals in the final seven minutes to close out the game. Noa Sreden, who scored the game winner at 24:27 in the second half, split four goals with Paige Daigle. Macie Gagne and Amanda Gagne each found the back of the net once and Isabella Monbouquette tallied an assist.
Oceanside ( 1- 1), which was level, 2-2, at the break, got goals from Taylor Hamblin, Kelsey Brooks and Mattie Hooper. In net, Elise LaSlavic blocked eight shots and for Morse, Zenaide McCarthy ( two) and Abby Sreden (six) combined for another eight.
The Shipbuilders, set to host Freeport on Saturday at 11 a.m., took 24 shots to Oceanside’s 20.
| MESSALONSKEE | 19 | |
| MT. | ARARAT | 5 |
Host Messalonskee used a balanced scoring attack to down Mt. Ararat in KVAC play.
The visiting Eagles moved to 0-2 on the season and will visit North Yarmouth Academy on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Emily Welch paced Mt. Ararat with four goals, while Rebecca French scored once. Messalonskee got five goals from Ally Turner and four each from Lauren Pickett, Lydia Dexter and Katie Seekins. Gabby Languet blocked four shots in net.
Casi Perow and Abby
Sirois combined for five saves in the cage for Mt. Ararat.
Boy’s lacrosse
TOPSHAM — Sawyer Watson and Jason Magno split six goals but the Mt. Ararat High School boys lacrosse team came up short, 14- 11, to Messalonskee in KVAC action on Thursday.
Mt. Ararat, scheduled to battle Westbrook on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., moved to 1-3 with the setback.
Austin Pelletier paced Messalonskee ( 2- 2) with four goals, while Alden Balboni and Connor Smith each had three. Balboni and Trevor McCray also notched three assists, while Dawson Charles blocked 11 shots in the cage.
| WAYNFLETE | 14 |
| FREEPORT | 12 |
Connor Dostie found the back of the net five times in a losing effort for the Falcons in WMC action.
Nate Thomas also had two goals and an assist for Freeport, which fell to 0-2 on the season and will battle Waynflete (1-0) again on Monday at 4 p.m.
Hank Duvall paced the Flyers with seven goals and an assist as they opened with a 5- 3 halftime lead. Zane Moorhead and Miles Lipton each added a pair of goals, while Will Armstrong blocked 13 shots in net.
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