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Pentucket's softball team capped off a fine regular season with two runs in the sixth and a run in the seventh to edge Rockport 5-4. Bernadette Corrado had the game-winning RBI in the seventh and Mary Kate Corrado was 2 for 4 and scored twice.

Julianne Meehan was 4 for 4 with four doubles and pitched a complete-game two-hitter with nine strikeouts as Pentucket beat Lynnfield 10-0. The win qualified the Sachems for the state tourney for the first time since 2004.

Senior captain Lexie Corso was a thorn in pitcher Julianne Meehan's side with three hits, but no other Masconomet hitters could break through as Pentucket avenged an opening-day loss with a vengeance, 10-0. Meehan had 10 strikeouts on the day and added a double offensively as did sisters Bernadette and Mary Kate Corrado. The Sachems now need just one more victory in their last three games to qualify for state tourney play.

The North Reading softball team (9-5) remained hot, defeating Pentucket 6-2 in five innings for its fifth straight victory.

Pentucket exploded for three first-inning runs and Julianne Meehan's pitching made them stand up, snapping Newburyport's five-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory. Meehan, who finished with a two-hitter and 13 strikeouts, had an RBI double in the first and Bernadette Corrado added a run-scoring triple.

Julianne Meehan threw six no-hit innings but in the seventh two errors and a double led to three unearned runs and Wilmington beat Pentucket 3-1. The hard-luck loser fanned eight and didn't walk a batter.

GEORGETOWN — Entering the season with their third coach in four years, the Pentucket seniors didn't know what to expect. But seven games in, it looks like the program not only has found some stability, but a mentor that could lead them back to postseason play.

 Julianne Meehan pitched a one-hit gem, recording 11 strikeouts for Pentucket (3-3) in a 6-1 win over Ipswich. She also went 2 for 3 with two RBIs.

Freshman Mary Kate Corrado was 4 for 4 with two RBIs, but Pentucket fell to coach Danielle Mason's alma mater, Triton, 5-4.

Bernadette Corrado had a home run, triple and five RBIs and sister Mary Kate Corrado was 2 for 2 with three runs scored as Pentucket crushed Lawrence 17-4.