Good and Plenty of Chances for Softball in Loss to Arlington

In one of the more well-played games of the season, the Weston High softball team lost a hard-fought battle to host Arlington, 3-1, yesterday in Dual County League Small Division action.

Each team made only one error, but Arlington had just a bit more offense, scoring a run each in the second, fourth, and sixth innings.

As for the Wildcats, it was an aggravating afternoon at the plate in which they had numerous chances to score, but fell short, as their record dipped to 3-6 overall and 1-3 in division play.

“[We] had the bases loaded with no outs in the top of the first and the top of the seventh but were unable to score,” Weston head coach Kelly Harrington said. “We had runners in scoring position in five out of the seven innings.”

The 'Cats got their run in top of the fourth when sophomore star Ariana Vasquez blasted a deep home run out of the park to tie the game at 1-1 at the time. Vasquez finished the day 2-for-2 with two intentional walks.

Vasquez also pitched a dandy of a ballgame, allowing the Spy Ponders only two hits, while striking out six and walking four. 

“Ariana and sophomore catcher Emma Walsh did a great job keeping the Arlington batters off balance,” Harrington said.

Weston also got offensive support from junior Tanner Skenderian, who went 2-for-4,  and senior Sarah Ober, freshman Talia Cramer, junior Kristen Welby, and sophomore Sarah Goldman, who had one hit apiece.

Weston will host Boston Latin today.