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Junior Haley Harrington outlasted her opponent with a 9-8 tie-breaking win at third singles to lift Pinkerton's girls to a 5-4 victory over Merrimack.

Kate Hoadley threw a three-hitter, striking out nine, as Timberlane blanked Alvirne 3-0. Freshman Mikayla Livingston hit her first home run as the Owls (5-0) remained unbeaten.

Joan Vargas threw a nifty two-hitter, striking out six as Lawrence blanked Tewksbury, 2-0.

Salem scored in the bottom of the seventh to beat Winnacunnet 2-1. Kyle Nagri, who reached on a fielding error, scored on a throwing error. Matt Meisner pitched a 3-hitter with nine strikeouts and no earned runs.

Salem scored in the bottom of the seventh to beat Winnacunnet 2-1. Kyle Nagri, who reached on a fielding error, scored on a throwing error. Matt Meisner pitched a 3-hitter with nine strikeouts and no earned runs.

P.J. Ross went 4 for 4 with two doubles and Maddi McLellan threw a four-hitter as Sanborn beat Windham 8-1.

Sophomore Lena Faranna blasted the first home run of her career, a two-run shot in the third to highlight Whittier's 6-2 victory over Notre Dame of Tyngsboro.  

Trailing 10-5 in the bottom of the seventh, Andover scored six runs on seven hits to surge past Haverhill 11-10. Brooke Kabriel had three hits on the day, including the game-winner. Theresa Ross had an RBI couble in the sixth for the Hillies and a three-run homer in Haverhill's five-run seventh.

Winning pitcher Connor Hopkins went 4.1 innings, hit an inside-the-park homer and drove in three runs as Windham beat Sanborn 14-4 in five innings. Jeff Peterson also drove in three runs and Josh Gallagher scored three times.

Scott Allan went the distance, allowing just two earned runs while striking out six, and drove in the winning runs with a two-out double in the top of the seventh as North Reading rallied to beat Georgetown 5-4.

Sophomore Jacob Wallace threw a 5-hitter and allowed just one earned run as Methuen beat Central Catholic 7-3. Evan Lacroix, Jonathan Pierce and Danny Aziz each had two hits for the Rangers.

Kelly Daigle scored her 100th and 101st career goals, tying her for most goals in Central Catholic girls lacrosse history with  Courtney O'Neil as the Raiders blitzed Medford 12-2. Jenna Palmisano had four goals and three assists for Central (4-3).

Pentucket right fielder John Sirois had a game-saving diving catch in the bottom of the seventh and then helped the cause in the top of the eighth with a suicide bunt as Pentucket defeated Lynnfield 4-2 in eight innings. Ryan Kuchar went 7 1/3 innings for the win and Bobby Barry came in to strike out two batters in the eighth for the save. He was also 2 for 4 at the plate.

Madison Adames had a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh to lift Methuen's softball team to a 6-5 victory over Tewksbury. Trailing 4-0, Kelly Blackwell got the Rangers (7-1) back in it with a two-run homer in the fifth.