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Davies' Swing, Fazio's Pitching Lead Chatham in Morris County Tournament
Davies' hit breaks scoreless tie, Fazio strikes out eight as Cougars beat Montville in MCT.
The No. 5-seeded softball team defeated No. 4 Montville 2-0 in a tight matchup Saturday in the Morris County Tournament quarterfinals in Montville.
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Chatham
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Montville
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
IN SHORT
The Cougars’ Amanda Fazio pitched a one-hit shut out. Capitalizing on costly Montville errors, the Cougars were able to rally and score two hard-earned runs to advance in the Morris County Tournament.
COUGAR OF THE GAME
Kelsey Davies—With two outs in the top of the seventh and the game scoreless, Davies hit a perfectly placed single that dropped into shallow right field to send the first Chatham run in and swing the momentum for the entire team.
OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Amanda Fazio (Chatham) – On the mound Fazio pitched seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts.
Kelly Winans (Chatham) – Winans was flawless at first base preventing many players from reaching base with saving stretches.
McCall Moore (Chatham) – Moore went 2-for-3 at the plate and hit a long single to drive a run in.
THEY SAID IT
"I’m not sure how the girls felt but as a coaching staff we were feeling confident that we could win if we played our game. It was a total team effort, even our bench gave us a ton of energy.”—Head Coach Alexis Davies
Up Next— At Pequannock High School Monday at 4 p.m.
