SOFTBALL
Marblehead 3, Leominster 0: Ashley Mortensen dropped a bunt to plate a run in the second, Tessa Andriano had an RBI single in the third and that was more than enough support for Tessa Francis, who struck out 11 in a 3-hit shutout to put the No. 15 seed Magicians (17-4) into the D2 Sweet 16. Isabel Mortensen had two of Marblehead’s seven total hits while Hailey Schmitt singled and scored, Nora Mahan had one hit and Lyla McGovern scored a run.
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