NORTH ANSON — Lisbon jumped out to a six-run, first-inning lead and cruised to a 13-1 Mountain Valley Conference high school softball victory over Carrabec on Friday.
The Greyhounds, currently fourth in the latest Western Maine Class C Maine Principals Association Heal Point Standings, finish with a difficult four-game stretch. Lisbon hosts No. 8 Telstar (5-5) today, visits undefeated and No. 1 Monmouth (10-0) on Wednesday, host secondseeded Madison (11-2) on Friday before finishing up with No. 3 Hall-Dale (7-5) on May 30.
Against 1-9 Carrabec, Arianna Kahler and Brooke Lawrence each had two hits, with Lawrence and Chantal Bisson (1- for-3) driving in two runs apiece for the ’Hounds.
Greyhound pitcher Kimber Morse scattered four hits, walked one and struck out seven.
Carrabec hurler Ashlee Knight permitted nine hits, walked seven and struck out five.
Chantal Diamond singled twice, and Knight drove in the Cobras’ only run.
MORSE 2
WINSLOW 6
The host Raiders plated three runs in the sixth inning to put some distance on the Shipbuilders in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B action on Friday.
Winslow (8-5) received a solid performance on the mound from Meg Richards, who struck out 10, walked two and permitted six hits.
At the plate, Allison Leclair tripled and Richards had two singles.
Morse (2-10) pitcher Jacelyn McNeill struck out three and walked six. Megan Hixon had two singles, with Katie Henrikson, Brianna Bigelow, Niesa Ryder and Nichole Laggan each picking up a single.
SKOWHEGAN 13
MT. ARARAT 6
Anna Loretta ripped a three-run home run to cap a seven-run fifth inning as the visiting Indians downed the Eagles in KVAC action in Topsham on Friday.
Mt. Ararat, 4-8 and slated to visit Erskine Academy today at 4 p.m., scored four runs in the fourth inning to take a 4-3 lead.
Emily Dunn led Mt. Ararat with three singles, with Jodie Curley picking up two hits and Taylor Pare a two-run double.
Eagles pitcher Kim Leslie allowed 18 hits, walked four and struck out one.
Johnson singled twice and doubled for Skowhegan (7-5), with Kayla Fitzmaurice picking up three singles. Johnson handled the mound duties, striking out five and walking three. Mt. Ararat had 10 hits.
BREWER 13
BRUNSWICK 2
The visiting Witches proved to be too strong, rolling to a KVAC win at Brunswick on Saturday.
The 1-12 Dragons, who visit Cony today at 4 p.m., had three hits, two from Jena Libby.
Leah Andreotti, Libby, Julia Carpenter and Kelly Bridges played well for Brunswick.
Brewer (7-4) had nine hits.
RICHMOND 15
FOREST HILLS 0
Danica Hurley singled three times and doubled as the visiting Bobcats took the East-West Conference doubleheader opener on Saturday.
Hurley drove in two runs, while Brianna Snedeker, Alyssa Pearson, Leandra Martin and Jamie Plummer each had two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Ciarra Lancaster added a double.
Martin pitched a five-hit shutout, with four strikeouts and two walks.
Kori Coro pitched for Forest Hills, striking out three, permitting 14 hits and walking six.
RICHMOND 19
FOREST HILLS 0
Plummer matched Martin’s first-game mound performance, tossing a five-hit shutout with five strikeouts as the Bobcats improved to 12-0.
Class C Sacopee Valley visits Richmond on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Lancaster doubled twice and singled twice for a four-hit game, while Hurley joined her teammate with a second fourhit performance on three singles and a double.
Snedeker, Lindsy Hoopingarner and Andra Meagher each singled twice, with Meagher driving in three runs.
Haley Cuddy singled twice for Forest Hills (4-7).
Anna Carrier and Cuddy combined on the mound with nine walks, 17 hits and one strikeout.
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