The visiting South Portland High School softball team earned a 7-5 victory over the Windham Eagles last Friday, but it wasn’t easy. The Red Riots had to come from behind with three runs in the top of the 7th inning.

Lead-off batter Laurine German gave the visitors a charge right out of the gate when she took the second pitch from Windham’s Katelyn Tucker deep over the centerfield fence for a 1-0 lead.

Tucker had an answer in the third inning, though, when she gave Windham a 2-1 lead with her own home run with two outs and a 3-2 count.

The Red Riots got a run in the 5th (Taylor Batchelor) and two in top of the 6th (Kiley Kennedy and Sarah Micucci) for a 4-2 lead.

With two outs in the bottom of the 6th, Christina Mooradian hit a three-run homer to give the advantage back to Windham, 5-4.

German opened the 7th inning with a double, then scored to tie the game, 5-5, on Miranda Gleason’s single. Four batters later, with two out and two on, Sarah Micucci singled in both runners for what turned out to be the final score, 7-5.

The Red Riots (9-2) won Monday at Westbrook, 6-0, ahead of a Wednesday game at Biddeford (7-2).

The Eagles (4-6) lost to Gorham, 3-0, on Monday ahead of a Wednesday game hosting Bonny Eagle.

Windham second baseman Sierra Pattershall handles a routine ground out for the Eagles.South Portland second baseman Abby Young advances a runner with a sacrifice bunt in the second inning.Olivia Indorf got the win for South Portland.Windham centerfielder Talia Lorenzatti gathers in the second of two fly balls to record the last two outs of the third inning.Teammates swarm pitcher Katelyn Tucker after her solo home run in the third inning gave Windham a 2-1 lead.Katie Hunter hits a two-out single to the opposite field in the third inning for Windham.South Portland centerfielder Miranda Gleason gets the third out in Windham’s third inning.Teammates congratulate Laurine German after her lead-off home run gave South Portland a 1-0 lead.