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In the Sport-light – This week’s Hull sports highlights — The Hull Times

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In the Sport-light – This week’s Hull sports highlights — The Hull Times

• Girls 3/4 Gold Team Soccer won a close one on the road against Middleboro last weekend, sneaking by at 5-4. Magnolia Harbin put Hull on the board first, while Frankie Rockett shot one from midfield to add to the tally. Hannah Summers added another two goals to make it a 4-2 game going into the half. Middleboro came out strong in the second half, tying the game at four. Not willing to settle for a tie, the Hull offense was relentless in the final minutes, determined to get one past the goalie. Hannah Summers blasted in her third goal for a hat trick to win the game with less than a minute left. Strong work in goal by Oliva Veissid, backed by stellar defensive performances by Leah Dibley, Skylar Kaplan, Charley Ward, and Cate Mulvihill, held off a hungry Middleboro team. 5/6 Soccer beat Hingham, 5-2, on Saturday, May 4, bringing them to 4-0 on the season. Aubrey Littlefield scored all five goals for Hull. Stella Palermo had a strong performance at midfield, assisting in the scoring. Sophie Munn had another great game in net. The team has a double header on Saturday, May 11, traveling from Plymouth back to Hull for game two. 7/8 Soccer battled hard but fell, 2-1, to Middleboro. Gianna Throne had the lone goal for the Pirates, with Michaela Collins playing well on defense. Now 4-1-0, the team plays Cohasset in its next game on Saturday, May 11.

• Girls Softball Team 2 fell to Norwell on Tuesday, May 7, with a final score of 26-8. Despite the loss, the players had grit and kept their heads up, even when the odds were against them. Leigha McClory, Tessa Schultz, Aislinn Connors-Duffy, Kiera Nashawaty, McKenzie Neal, and Lauren Augier all had hits in the game. Kelsea Dunlap, McKenzie Neal, Mackenzie MacLeod, and Leigha McCory led the defense. The team has two more games this week if the weather allows.

• Girls 3/4 Lacrosse continued its winning streak, taking down Parkway Academy, 6-5, for the second time this season. Lily Effinger and Hailey MacLeod were flying around at midfield. Jackie Collins and Hannah Summers played swarm defense, while Cate Mulvihill and Ryleigh Mooney charged the net on attack. Scoring came from Willa Britton and Cordelia Hennessey. Laila Dolan was the field general, passing the ball around to her teammates, while Sklyar Kaplan made save after save in goal.

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