Peabody’s baseball team secured a late-night, 3-2 win against Lynn English at Fraser Field Thursday.
Despite a stellar pitching performance from English’s Guilmer Galva (7 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K), it wasn’t enough as Peabody tied the game in the sixth inning before escaping in the eighth. Engel Thomas led the Bulldogs’ offense with a hit and an RBI.
As for Peabody – which didn’t commit a single error – Noah Crocker batted 2-for-3, while Jayden Cunningham, Ethan Waybret, and Ty Lomasney drove in runs. Max Silvia (6 2/3 IP) got the start for the Tanners, surrendering just three hits and two walks alongside 11 strikeouts.
Peabody hosts Beverly at noon Saturday, while English returns to action Monday in Malden with first pitch slated for 4 p.m.
BASEBALL
Marblehead 4
Masconomet 0
It was no home field, no problem for Marblehead (8-10), which blanked Masconomet after the game was tied heading into the seventh inning. Big hits down the stretch came from Owen Coyne, Aidan Downey, and Colt Wales.
“It all started early with a great defensive catch by Owen Coyne in right field that really set the tone,” said Marblehead Coach Mike Giardi, who received a stellar pitching performance from Carter Sahagian (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K).
SOFTBALL
Marblehead 1
Boston Latin Academy 0
In a pitchers’ duel between Marblehead’s Tessa Francis (2 H, 15 K, 0 R) and Latin’s Camryn Collier (5 H, 6 K, R), the host Magicians escaped victorious. Luca Bornhorst drove in Lucy Rogers with a triple in the second inning. With Francis’ final strikeout of the game, she joined the 500-strikeout club at MHS with five games remaining in her junior season.
Lynnfield 22
Rockport 1
Against a young Rockport side, Lynnfield’s Drea Chan, Celisha Diaz-Santos, Jamie Broady, Stefi Bonavita, Serena Long, and Mallory DiSilvio played strong games en route to a dominant home win.
Monomoy
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s home game was postponed to next Tuesday at Rogato Field with first pitch slated for 4:30 p.m. It will be varsity only with no junior varsity game.
BOYS LACROSSE
Lynn 11
Somerville 6
In its late-season state tournament push, Lynn secured a big win against Somerville at Manning Field. Ian Brown led the Jets with four goals and three assists, followed offensively by Maegan Baker (2 goals), Jordan Em (3 goals), Jahir Maldonado (assist), John Briggs (goal), Julius Serino (goal), and
Isaac Ramos (assist).
VOLLEYBALL
Innovation 3
Lynn Tech 1
In set scores of 17-25, 25-27, 25-15, and 15-25, Tech (14-4) met its match against Innovation. Guiding the Tigers were Elmer Duran (35 assists, 9 digs), Didlaire Jacques Jr. (23 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks, 2 aces), Jacob DeLeon (14 digs, 5 kills, 2 aces), Cristhian Penaloza (11 digs), Davi DeOliveira (6 kills), and Bryan Robles (6 digs, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces).
BOYS TENNIS
Maimonides 4
Lynn Classical 1
Classical’s Victor Bun stayed red hot with a 6-4, 7-5 win at first singles, but that was it for the Rams on home courts.
Marblehead 5
Malden Catholic 0
Marblehead cruised to another win behind singles victories from TJ Kelly, Austin Bacon, and Leo Winocour. Add doubles wins from Matthew Sherf/Alex Boehning and Quinn Fletcher/Graydon Waller, and that was all she wrote.
GIRLS TENNIS
Danvers 3
Marblehead 2
Despite the duos of Lani Gilmore/Reese Friedman and Josie Reers/Caroline Bruett cruising in doubles action, Marblehead fell after losing all three singles matches.
“I was super proud of Callie (Gilmore) at third singles,” said Marblehead Coach Tracy Ackerman. “She just picked up the game of tennis, and has shown tremendous improvement and determination this season. We put her in a high-pressure situation and I couldn’t be more proud of her match today.”
