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Tourney-Crashing Lexington Softball Rolls On
Team notches another upset to reach semifinals; girls' tennis ousted.
Lexington High School's softball team keeps crashing the party in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) tournament.
The upstart, 12th-seeded Minutemen picked up another upset victory in the Division I North quarterfinals on Tuesday. It took 11 innings, but Lexington edged out a 1-0 win over fourth-seeded Newton North High at Newton.
As it stands, Lexington (14-8) is by far the lowest seed remaining in the semifinals. It takes on No. 1 Central Catholic (22-1) at Martin Field in Lowell tonight at 7 p.m.
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The other semifinal matchup pits No. 2 Concord-Carlisle (21-1) against No. 3 Acton-Boxboro (19-3). That game will be played Thursday night in Lowell.
In other tournament action, Lexington's ninth-seeded girls' tennis team narrowly lost 3-2 to top-seeded Andover in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Minutemen finished the season with a 14-6 record.
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Today, the Minutemen's boys' tennis team will look for a win over Andover, while trying to keep its undefeated season going in the Division I North semifinals. Second-seeded Lexington (21-0) hosts No. 3 Andover at 3:30 p.m.
