Softball: Despite Late Surge, Hopatcong Can't Hold On

IN SHORT

Despite being down, 9-0, to Parsippany High School going into the bottom of the third inning, Hopatcong battled back, scoring four runs in the home half of the third to cut the Red Hawks' lead to five. But the errors kept adding up and the Chiefs were down, 16-4, going into the bottom of the sixth inning. They managed to score twice more but it was not enough to prolong the game to seven innings as Parsippany won on the 10-run mercy rule, 16-6.

CHIEF OF THE GAME

Kaylee Bruggermann—according to coach Gary Widdoss, Bruggermann’s outing was “the best thrown 10-run loss I’ve ever seen.” Bruggermann had four strikeouts and no walks.

OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES

Courtney Stillwell—went 1-for-2 with two RBI, driving in the first two runs of the game for Hopatcong.

THEY SAID IT

“This was a team we beat in a scrimmage with half the JV team playing because most of the varsity was away on a field trip. This was a team we should’ve been able to play with. I thought we would’ve played a much better game today.” –coach Widdoss

UP NEXT—Wallkill Valley on Wednesday at Wallkill Valley High School at 4 p.m.

                                               1^st         2^nd          3^rd       4^th          5^th        6^th        7^th         Final

Parsippany (4-12)            4              1              4              0              1              6              x              16

Hopatcong (3-12)             0              0              4              0             0             2              x              6