Red Raiders grind out win

Oquendo scores winning TD in OT

It wasn’t easy, but the Fitchburg High football team mustered up just enough offense to sneak out a road win over Grafton, improving to 2- 0 with a 15-7 win in overtime on Friday.

Fitchburg’s Anthony Oquendo scored in overtime and added the twopoint run to break a 7-all tie and the Red Raider defense fended off the hosts on their offensive possession to seal the victory.

Montgomery Graham found Bryan Rivera for a 15-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter to put the first points on the day on the board. Alex McCloskey’s point after made it 7- 0 Red Raiders.

But Grafton scored as time expired on a Tyler Dimond touchdown, with Nathan Remillard kicking the point after to force OT.

High school football

SHREWSBURY 14, LEOMINSTER 12 » Caeden Constant scored on a one-yard QB keeper for the Blue Devils and found Jayvie Rodriguez on a 53-yard TD pass for the Blue Devils DAVID PROUTY 40, MONTY TECH 12 » The Bulldogs fall to 0-2.

NASHOBA 17, OAKMONT 14 » Nashoba improves to 3- 0 on the season, while the Spartans fall to 1-1.

College softball

Fitchburg State split a pair at Westfield State, winning 10-4 in the opener before falling 9-1 in the second game.

Haley O’Brien drove in three runs in the first contest, while Audrey Johnson, Julianna Savone and Morgan Cormier had single RBIs. Taylor Colvin earned the win, striking out six in a complete-game effort.

Savone drove in the lone FSU (1-1) run in the second game with a sacrifice fly.

College baseball

Fitchburg State dropped both games of a doubleheader at Westfield State, falling 11-10 and 4-3.

Zachary May drove in three in the opener, while Brad Keefe had two RBIs. Nicholas Cordeau, Matthew Pingitore, Vincent Eramo and Cameron Donahue each drove in a run for FSU (0-2).

In the second game, Cordeau, May and Johan Asencio drove in runs in a losing effort.