It was a clean game on both sides with great defense and pitching on display, but Coe-Brown’s Mallory Perron stole the show.
The junior pitcher spun a three-hit shutout and got more run support than her Kennett counterpart, as the Bears defeated the Eagles, 2-0, on Friday in Northwood.
After starting the season 0-2, Coe-Brown is on a three-game winning streak, while Kennett fell to 1-3.
“It was a great defensive game by both teams,” Coe-Brown Coach Tim Tenasco said. “Mallory pitched a great game. She’s more of a control pitcher. She had great command tonight. She threw 77 pitches and 55 strikes. She set the tone.”
Neither team committed an error, a huge step for the Bears defense, which has struggled so far in this young season. Perron took care of the rest with seven strikeouts and zero walks.
“She’s pitched very well this season,” said Tenasco, commenting on Perron who has started in all five outings for Coe-Brown. “Even in our two losses … we weren’t backing her up and made too many mistakes, until today.”
Perron got run support from fellow juniors Kerry Riley and Sarah Murphy, who both went 1-for-3 and drove in sophomore Drew Stevens, who scored both runs. Riley drove in Stevens in the first and Murphy’s RBI doubled the lead in the third.
Londonderry 3, Concord 2
Key players: Concord – Caitlyn Shea (complete game, 3 ER), Emmily Attocknie (double, run), Franny Redlon (2 hits), Izzy Dunn (solid defense in right field)
Highlights/key moments: Londonderry took an early lead in the first with a two-run home run, but Shea and the Tide defense buckled down the rest of the way.
Coach’s quote: “(It was) a well played game by both teams. Concord out-hit Londonderry, 7-5, and played solid defense, but scoring runs continues to be our issue.” – Concord’s Duke Sawyer
Records: Londonderry 4-1; Concord 1-4
Goffstown 4, John Stark 2
Key players: John Stark – Delani Dowst (complete game, 10 K), Haley Philibotte (3-for-4, run, RBI double)
Coach’s quote: “Today we were focused and it showed as we played our best game of the season thus far on defense and offense as we had runners on the base paths in every inning.” – John Stark’s Gerry Morin
Records: John Stark 1-3; Goffstown 4-0
Pelham 10, Hopkinton 9
Key players: Hopkinton – Amelia Bassett (3 goals, 3 assists), Hannah Wood (3 goals, assist), Lyndon Flanagan (goal, 2 assists), Tess Masci (goal), Hannah Bassett (goal), Ivanna Doval (8 saves); Pelham – Amanda Barton (5 goals), Sarah Morin (3 goals)
Highlights/key moments: The Hawks suffered a narrow defeat to one of D-III’s best teams.
Coach’s quote: “Even though the score wasn’t in our favor, the girls played a good game. They were aggressive by winning a lot of the draws and controlling the offensive tempo.” – Hopkinton’s Tim Bassett
Records: Hopkinton 1-3; Pelham 4-1
Windham 5, Coe-Brown 2
Key players: Coe-Brown – Holly Roman (9-8, 7-5 singles winner), Camryn Chick (8-2 winner)
Highlights/key moments: In a match played on Thursday, things started late when the Windham bus was late, and it ended early due to darkness. But the Jaguars had enough time to claim five wins and earn the win.
Records: Coe-Brown 4-2; Windham 4-2