In District 8 10-12 Division softball, Vernon-Rockville defeated Manchester 14-3 on Tuesday.
Hailey Williams pitched a complete game for Vernon-Rockville and stuck out five hitters.
She was backed up by strong plays in the field, highlighted by Mikayla Leskey's outstanding catch in Right Field, Rebecca Opdenbrouw's solid play at shortstop, Hannah Burg with multiple putouts at first base and anchored by Maggie Dwire's defense behind the plate. Morgan Geisinger paced the hitting attack with multiple players having strong games including Caitlin Chatterton with 4 hits.
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Morgan Geisinger paced the hitting attack with multiple players having strong games, including Caitlin Chatterton with four hits.
The team rebounded strongly from Sunday's 9-7 loss to South Windsor in its first pool play game.
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Jamaleise Jefferson, Kate Regan, and Lorelei Crapps played excellent games for Manchester.
Vernon-Rockville (1 -1) is at Windsor Locks on Thursday and Manchester (0 - 1) plays Somers
Submitted by Charles Chatterton
Photo Credit: Christina Leskey
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