Softball: Revere, Palermo power past Peabody

Behind a complete-game, two-hit masterpiece from Sabrina Palermo on Wednesday afternoon, the Revere softball team defeated visiting Peabody, 6-0, to create a very interesting scenario in the regular season. At 10-4, the teams are tied for first place in the Northeastern Conference.With the loss, the Tanners (11-6 overall) must rely on a bounce-back effort against Salem on Saturday (2) while the Patriots (14-5 overall) head to Beverly on Friday (4).Despite the victory, Revere coach Joe Ciccarello knows his team must remain hungry.?We?ve won nothing yet,” he explained. “Peabody is a great team and beating them is always an achievement but this season isn?t over. Beverly is a dangerous team with the bats and we?ll need another team effort like the one we got today to have a chance at the title.”Palermo improved her season?s record to 13-4 and lowered an earned run average that sat at a minuscule 1.40 coming in. The Patriots ace fanned 13 batters to raise her strikeout total to 205.?An outing like today?s against a very good hitting team speaks volumes on the year Sabrina has had,” Ciccarello said. “We gave her some solid, spread-out support as well which is always great to see.”Kristina Stella belted a second inning, solo homer that opened the proverbial floodgates for the hosts, who had 10 hits total off Shelbi Wilson (2 earned runs, 6 strikeouts).Victoria Russo and Cassandra DiBella recorded RBI singles for Revere, who got a 2 for 3 showing from Noel MacDonald. Only two Patriots starters were held without a hit.Saugus 10, Triton 3At Triton, the Sachems raised their record to 5-13. Freshman Alex Almquist was 3-for-4 with three RBI. Also playing well for Saugus were Brooke Westmoreland (2-for-4, 3 RBI), Tayla Giuffrida (3-for-4, RBI), Mikayla Niles (2-for-4, RBI), and Geena Talluto (hit, RBI).Shannon Gayron went four innings for the win, with Westmoreland finishing up.Tuesday, the Sachems lost to Masconomet, 10-4, with Jacki Murphy going 3-for-4.Swampscott 4, Marblehead 2At Swampscott, the Big Blue (10-8) clinched a postseason berth despite losing starting pitcher Danielle Mayblyum (RBI single) to an injury in the second. Swampscott?s winning hit came off the bat of Tessa Beane in the fifth, scoring Tori Thistle, who led off with a double. The Big Blue honored their five seniors before the game.Lynnfield 15, Georgetown 8At Georgetown, the Pioneers scored eight runs in the first inning and seven in the fourth … which benefited pitcher Sadie Oliver, who got the win.Rachel Buzzotta knocked in six runs, with a bases-loaded triple, a two-run double and an RBI single. She also scored two runs. Jackie Whelan was 4-for-4 with a walk, double, triple and three runs scored. Other Pioneers performing well were Hannah Travers (3-for-5, 2 runs), Kelly Hamm (walk, 2 runs) and Ani Han (3-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 runs).Lynnfield finishes the regular season at 11-9.