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Gov. Livingston Sports Roundup
Boys lacrosse falls in season opener, baseball team wins comeback thriller.
The Yankees and Mets would have been hard-pressed to come up with a game like this.
Gov. Livingston -- after falling behind 6-0 to neighboring New Providence -- tallied seven unanswered runs to win their season-opener 7-6 Saturday afternoon in Berkeley Heights.
The boys' lacrosse team didn't fare as well in their opening game, losing to Somerville 15-3 on Friday. Alex Lipnick, Nick Enright and Colin Lee tallied for the Highlanders.
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Meanwhile, the girls' lacrosse team split their first two games, beating Scotch Plains 9-6 on Friday before falling to highly-rated Summit 18-2 on Saturday.
Nicole Bendush tallied a hat trick to lead the Lady Highlanders offensively, while Laura Nicholson recorded nine saves for Gov. Livingston in Berkeley Heights. Laura Alvarez and Erin Burke added two goals apiece.Find out what's happening in New Providence-Berkeley Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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