NOBLE 2, MCAULEY 1: Kasey Poligni scored from second base on an infield single by Kailey Coleman with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the sixth-seeded Knights (11-6) over the 11th-ranked Lions (7-10) in a Western Class A prelim at North Berwick.

Noble will play Thursday at third-seeded Sanford (14-2).

McAuley took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Anya Chase scored on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Whaley. Noble tied it in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Chastney that scored Katie Taylor.

Shaughnessey Gower finished with eight strikeouts and no walks while throwing a five-hitter for the Knights. Whaley scattered 12 hits for McAuley with five strikeouts and no walks.

Noble got two hits each from Taylor, Coleman, Kayla Lessard and Morgan Perillo.

Chase and Allison Tillotson had two hits apiece for McAuley.

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MASSABESIC 3, SOUTH PORTLAND 1: Sarah Guimond finished with seven strikeouts and six walks in a five-hitter as the 12th-seeded Mustangs (7-10) upset the fifth-ranked Red Riots (11-6) in a Western Class A prelim at South Portland.

Massabesic will be at fourth-seeded Biddeford (13-3) on Thursday.

Massabesic got its runs in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead. Kyra Cartwright and Olivia Ducharme led off with back-to-back singles and ended up scoring.

Ducharme went 3 for 3 and Renee Dugas added a pair of singles for the Mustangs.

Sarah Micucci and Stephanie Aceto each had two hits for the Red Riots, who scored in the third.

Aceto scattered eight hits, striking out eight and walking two.

WINSLOW 15, MEDOMAK VALLEY 3: The sixth-seeded Black Raiders (12-5) scored 10 runs in the second inning and cruised to a five-inning victory against 11th-ranked Medomak Valley (7-10) in an Eastern Class B prelim at Winslow.

Winslow snapped a three-game losing streak, helped by 11 Medomak errors, including six in the 10-run inning.

 


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