With ace Edy Latour in command, and bats on the attack, Dighton-Rehoboth softball does it again in Division 3
Dighton-Rehoboth (24-2) steadily added to its lead with runs in each of the final five innings, capped by a two-run homer from senior Emma Horrocks in the sixth.
'I'm really proud of the way that we attacked that today, and we were able to consistently score runs throughout the whole game,' Holmes said. 'Edy knew that all she had to do was do her best, and she did that.'
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Latour came in having yielded just two runs in 26 postseason innings, and she turned in another standout performance. After yielding two hits in the first frame, she was untouchable, retiring 12 consecutive batters from the third through the sixth and never allowing another runner past second.
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'Having that run almost like each inning was great,' Latour said. 'It gave me the confidence I needed to keep pitching. I just knew I had to do my part.'
After getting held scoreless in the first by Bears freshman Akira'ley Vazquez, Dighton-Rehoboth began to capitalize on defensive miscues behind her as the game wore on.
In the second inning, Sara Marsella singled with one out and later crossed the plate on a misplay at second. An inning later, Eva Ainsworth plated another run after a high throw got past third baseman Hayden Gomes.
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The Falcons broke it open in the sixth with a two-out rally, started when senior Izzy Moss got aboard with a double and was driven in by senior Haleigh Kelley. Then, Horrocks put on the finishing touches with a two-run bomb that sailed well over the left field fence.
The home run was also the 100th hit of Horrocks' career, putting the finishing touches on a game — and season — that she could not have drawn up any better.
'Not having to have your last game be a loss is just not something everyone gets to do,' Horrocks said. 'It's just so exciting, such a good feeling to come out on top again.
Dighton-Rehoboth sophomore Edy Latour scrattered four hits, striking out five, and retired 12 consective batters from the third through sixth inning.
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Dighton-Rehoboth captains Skye Harrison (left), Haleigh Kelley (center) and Emma Horrocks show off the Division 3 trophy hardware.
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Dighton-Rehoboth players prepare to greet teammate Emma Horrocks (not pictured) after belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning for her 100th career hit.
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Dighton-Rehoboth's McKennya Chery (left) and a few of her teammates were colorful in cheering on their teammates in the Division 3 final.
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