Panthers, Crusaders split a doubleheader

HIGH SCHOOLS Softball

Marlborough 13, Groton-Dunstable 7; Groton-Dunstable 9, Marlborough 8: The Crusaders bounced back in the nightcap by scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh to gain the doubleheader split in Marlborough. The teams alternated games as home side.

Erin Ciarfella hit a homer for Groton-Dunstable (2-1, 2-1 Mid-Wach B) in the second game and added two RBIs and three runs. Shauna Bopp led the Panthers (3-3, 1-2) with three hits and two RBIs, and Catherine Seay hit her second home run of the day.

Seay went 4 for 4 in the first game with her home run, five RBIs and two runs. Lauren Haggerty belted a homer for the Crusaders.

Nipmuc 20, Millbury 15: Janelle Scirocco went 6 for 6 with a double, homer and seven RBIs as the visiting Warriors (4-0) outslugged the Woolies (2-2). Nipmuc’s Keegan Kelley had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four, while Bridge Klupa singled, doubled and drove in a pair. Jillian Roach doubled and stole home in the first inning, tripled in the third, belted a grand slam in the fourth and added a solo shot in the sixth to pace Millbury.

Leominster 10, Westborough 1: Abby Barnaby went 3 for 3 with three runs, Gianna Tata drove in three, and Tori Belcastro struck out eight without allowing an earned run and was 2 for 3 with an RBI to power the host Blue Devils (3-0, 1-0 Mid-Wach A).

Baseball

Auburn 29, Sutton 1: The first seven hitters in the lineup for the host Rockets (3-1) — Connor Gardell, James Hillis, Patrick Saucier, Jayden Ortiz,

Erik Dupuis, Lorenzo Santos-Diaz and Owen Morrow — all had two hits, and Bruce Everson hurled a five-inning no-hitter while striking out eight.

Marlborough 8, Groton-Dunstable 7: The host Panthers (3-2, 1-1 Mid-Wach B) scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Crusaders (1-1, 1-1). Michael Benway led Marlborough with a double, an RBI and a run. Groton-Dunstable’s Andrew Raymond went 2 for 5 with an RBI.

Millbury 7, Westborough 0: Bryson McCarthy went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a run, while Matt Ramsdell was 2 for 4 with an RBI as the host Woolies (2-3) blanked the Rangers (3-1).

Boys volleyball

Worcester Tech 3, Main South 2: Lucca Barreto (8 kills), Liam Dancy (7 kills, 6 service points, 5 assists) and Christian Ortiz (3 aces, 2 kills, 27 assists) lifted the visiting Eagles (4-3, 3-0 Colonial) past the Cougars (1-3, 1-2). Set scores were 25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 14-25, 15-8.

North 3, Burncoat 1: Zyan Laura had 13 kills, Martin Eisha added 22 assists and fve aces, and Nathan Thai collected five aces and eight digs to propel the Polar Bears (4-3, 2-3 Inter-High). Set scores were 25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 27-25. Simon Diaz (4 aces, 22 assists) and Jayden Mott (6 aces, 13 kills) led the Patriots (0-5, 0-3).

St. John’s 3, Algonquin 1: Francis McGonagle (14 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces), Ani Vasudevan (12 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 1 ace) and Phillip Vignaly (6 kills, 4 blocks, 1 dig, 4 aces) sparked the Pioneers (2-3), winning by scores of 25-8, 25-11, 22-25, 25-14.

Keefe Tech 3, Bay Path 0: Bryan Costa collected six kills and eight aces, and C.J. Sok totaled 15 kills and two aces as the host Broncos (6-1) swept the Minutemen (0-6). Set scores were 25-9, 2512, 25-18.

Boys lacrosse

Monty Tech 8, Nashoba Tech 6: Ryan Quinn and Colin Allian each scored twice, and Nick Couture, Charlie Scobie, Nick Paquet and Brett Mailloux added goals as the Bulldogs (1-3) topped the Vikings (0-2) in Westford.

Leominster 13, Bay Path 3: Dom Carr and Max Sleeper each notched hat tricks, while Ben Marchetti and Chase Kranc scored twice to lift the host Blue Devils (1-5). Matthew Chatterton netted two goals for the Minutemen (0-2).

Girls lacrosse

AMSA 23, Marlborough 6: Bella Rand netted seven goals to lift the host Eagles (2-2). Ella Hobin had a hat trick for the Panthers (1-3), while Elizabeth Johnson collected two goals and three assists.

Boys rugby

Algonquin 31, Catholic Memorial 26: Preston Biamou scored two tries and gained 87 meters, and Dominic McNeil enjoyed a fine all-around match for the Titans (2-0). Nick Southey also had two tries, Ivan Diaz had the other, and David Downey made three conversions.

LOCAL COLLEGES Men’s lacrosse

Connecticut College 15, Nichols 9: Conor Doherty netted three goals with an assist, and Shea Ullo scored twice for the host Bison (8-6) in a loss to the Camels (4-6).

Women’s lacrosse

Worcester State 21, Mass. Maritime 12: Abigail Wing had five goals and two assists, Molly Witkowski collected four goals and two assists, and Mckayla Fisher added a hat trick with two assists as the Lancers (7-6, 2-0 MASCAC) upended the Buccaneers (5-8, 2-4) in Buzzards Bay.