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Paul Trabucco fired a four-hitter with eight strikeouts, Andrew Breen laced two two-run singles and rightfielder Matt McDermott made two fine over-the-shoulder catches as Central Catholic dumped Lawrence 7-1.

Shannon Tully went 4 for 4 with two doubles and drove in four runs as Andover's softball team blanked Lawrence 8-0. Usually the catcher, Tully played first base and third base and made a nifty play at third.

Anthony Choquette served the final 10 points of the third game as Lawrence swept Dracut.

Lawrence's Elvis Batista led off the seventh with a walk, stole second and took third base and home on passed balls for the unlikely winning run in a 5-4 Lancers walkoff victory over Dracut. David Quezada added a home run and Sam Quirzo earned his first varsity victory.

Andover's Andrew Johnian allowed just a single hit and struck out a stunning 14 batters, carrying a perfect game into the fifth and not walking a single batter, as the Golden Warriors beat Lawrence 5-0. "Johnian was just awesome," said Lawrence coach Brendan Neilon. Adam Risman led the Warrior offense with two RBIs.

It wasn't pretty, but Greater Lawrence defeated Lawrence in softball for the first time in at least 15 years, 17-7. The Reggies only had four hits but took advantage of 15 walks and three hit batters.

For the second time this year, Haverhill's Stas Firek smacked a two-run home run. Unlike the first, this one — a sixth-inning bomb to left-center — made a winner out the Hillies, 4-3, over Lawrence. Brendon Bretton earned the win on the mound for Haverhill.

LAWRENCE — Andrew Breen drove in three runs and Liam Doherty allowed only two runners past first in a five-hit complete-game performance as Central Catholic knocked off city-rival Lawrence.

Nelson Rodriguez earned his first pitching victory of the season while David Quezada and Alberto Abreu combined for five hits.