CHESHIRE — After leading by four entering the top of the seventh inning Cheshire withstood a furious Mercy rally, with the game ending on a controversial call.

The visiting Tigers scored three times in the inning and had a runner on third base when catcher Tyler Keegan stepped to the plate.

Keegan’s sharp ground ball was fielded cleanly by shortstop Caroline Kushner, but the throw dragged first baseman Lauren Fountain off the bag. Fountain, though, appeared to have made the tag, but Keegan was ruled safe.

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ROUNDUP

Hand 4, Branford 0: Anne Horton tossed a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts for Hand in a SCC interdivision win at Branford.

Melanie Rennie had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers.

Haddam-Killingworth 7, Valley Regional 3: Casey Jackson and Ally McFee both had two hits and two RBIs for H-K (12-4, 11-3) in a Shoreline Conference victory.

Chloe MacNeil had two doubles for Valley (5-11, 5-8).


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