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Anne Moran rounded the bases more than once when HVRHS played Terryville High School April 16.
Riley Klein
Madison "Maddog" DeWitt hit 5-for-5 with 5 RBIs.Riley Klein
HVRHS looked ready for a big game as the team got loose under clear blue skies, about 65 degrees at starting time. The breeze was cool, but the Mountaineers were all warmed up.
“These girls are throwing some nice passes,” remarked a Terryville supporter observing the Mountaineers’ pre-game drills.
HVRHS got to work immediately with their first eight batters reaching home. By the end of the first inning, the Mountaineers led the Kangaroos 9-1.
They tacked on six more in the second, before an action-packed third inning upped the score to 26-5.
The fourth inning was all Terryville. The Kangaroos put up four runs to HVRHS’s zero. Unrelenting, the Mountaineers added eight more in the fifth inning before ending the game on mercy rule (up by 15+ after the fifth inning).
Anne Moran struck out seven Kangaroos.Riley Klein
Anne Moran pitched a full five innings for HVRHS and struck out seven Kangaroos in the process.
Madison “Maddog” Dewitt drove in five runs on five hits for HVRHS, Diana Portillo logged three hits and four RBIs, and Grace Riva batted in three runs on three hits. Abbie White brought home three runs on a single at bat, but she was hit by a pitch on each of her other three times at the plate.
For Terryville, Molly Negro-Hawes hit a 3-RBI double.
HVRHS moved to 4-2 this season. The Mountaineers will be on the road again when they play Shepaug Valley Friday, April 19.
Abby Hogan and Diana Portillo were all smiles after the win.Riley Klein
Leo Clayton gave it his all against Shepaug on April 9 but came up short in the tiebreaker.
Patrick L. Sullivan
Coach Jeff Tripp said Leo Clayton “ lost a tough match in 3 sets.
“He won the first set 6-1 and then lost the second set 6-4. Instead of a full third set, we play a 10 point super tiebreaker to decide the match. Leo lost that 10-6.
“Tennis is so unique in that there is no clock to run out” Tripp said. “So when you get a lead, you have to keep winning points and games to win the match.”
“It was a really well played match from both players with a lot of attacking at the net and great lobs to counter. Leo is a senior but only playing tennis for his second season. He’s gotten much better really fast and hopefully this match will provide him some lessons moving forward.”
This spring HVRHS is playing matches at the Salisbury town courts in Lakeville, as the courts at the high school, which are slated for improvements, did not weather the winter well.
Clayton started playing tennis two years ago.Patrick L. Sullivan
