DANVILLE – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team lost a slugfest to Paine Mountain and gave defending Division IV champion Richford their money’s worth before falling to Vergennes last week, dropping them to 0-6 on the season.
Austin Roos’ grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning led a furious comeback by Cal United that came up just short in a 22-21 home loss to Paine Mountain. Roos, Peyton Winn, and Phoebe Crocker all recorded multi-hit games in the loss. Myah Morgan took the loss in the circle, combining with Crocker to strikeout seven on the day. Paine Mountain improved to 2-7 on the season.
Richford held off a spirited Cal United later in the week, pulling away late to secure a 24-12 home win. The defending champs jumped out to an 11-0 lead after one inning and a 14-2 advantage after three before Cal United rallied with 7 runs on seven hits in the top of the fourth. The Lady Rockets responded with eight runs in the bottom half of the inning to put the game away. Kayliese McCray paced the Richford offense with four hits and six RBI. Kyrielle Deuso, Adi Chagnon and Vanessa Terrier combined for six more hits on the day. Chagnon recorded the win in the circle despite giving up 10 runs and 16 hits. Crocker belted a double for Cal United and Sophi Mancini, Amyra Simmons and Winn each collected two hits in the loss. It was the second most runs given up by Richford this season.
Cal United fell to Division III Vergennes 16-3 last Tuesday and their matchup with Craftsbury Academy on Friday was postponed due to inclement weather. The Lady Chargers (CA) have had their own struggles in the Mountain League this season, being outscored 124-6 by opponents to the tune of an 0-5 start. Both teams will look to get off the schneid this week with Cal United hosting BFA-Fairfax Tuesday, traveling to Paine Mountain Thursday, and hosting Richford on Friday. CA looked for a spark against Lake Region on at home on Monday before hosting Blue Mountain on Friday.
