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Maesyn Atherton keyed a three-run first inning with a two-run double, then added an RBI single in the second inning to help Skowhegan beat Oxford Hills 5-3 in a Class A North softball contest Friday in Skowhegan.
Myah Dudley and Laney Wentworth also had RBI singles for the River Hawks (10-3).
Both teams finished with nine hits. Kyeria Morse, who struck out 12 batters, paced the Vikings’ (11-2) offense with a double and two singles.
CARRABEC 18, GREENVILLE 1: Karen Baker drove in three runs with a home run and a double, and the Cobras (7-6) defeated the Lakers (1-8) in a three-inning game in Greenville.
Amiya Tibbetts also homered, walked three times and scored four runs. Winning pitcher Jillian Robinson had three RBI, and Tibbetts and Lily Caldwell both drove in two runs.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY 19, MARANACOOK 3: Leadoff hitter Mackenzie Gammon had two hits, drove in two runs and scored three times as the Falcons (5-4) beat the Black Bears (1-9) in a five-inning game in Readfield.
Kyanah Wing added a double and scored three times, while Addison Libby had two hits, including a triple. Addison Tidswell scored three runs and drove in two.
Paige Magee had two hits for Maranacook.
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MARANACOOK 16, MOUNTAIN VALLEY 6: Caldre Glowa drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, and the Black Bears (12-1) beat the Falcons (5-6) in a five-inning game in Readfield.
Grady Hreben struck out nine and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before giving up a one-out single by Brayden Hughes. The Falcons scored five runs in the fifth despite getting only one hit but couldn’t prevent the mercy rule from going into effect.
Hreben and Grant Walters both scored three runs.
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