By Jeff Slovin, Contributing Writer
Marlborough – The Marlborough High School Panthers softball team defeated the Leominster High School Blue Devils by a score of 5-4 in a Girls Softball Central Division 1 first round playoff game played on June 3.
Marlborough’s scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie up the game at 4-4. In the bottom of the seventh, Victoria Petrie walked and then scored when Julia Brooks doubled to left field. Victoria Petrie also hit a triple and a home run in the victory. Olivia Larson pitched a complete game and struck out 7 for Marlborough.
Marlborough advances to the quarter finals where they will play St. Peter Marian High School on Friday, June 5. Leominster concludes their season with a 10-9 record.
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