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With the game tied at 19-19 with around two minutes left in the game, the Blue Bombers’ quarterback Anisa Cecunjanin converted on a long pass to freshman Eliza Fitzsimmons to give her team the lead. Senior Nadia Phillip hauled in a pass from Cecunjanin on the extra point to seal the victory.

Lake Placid head coach Tammy Morgan said Olivia Skutt had a phenomenal game on the defensive. Skutt led the team in tackles — flag pulls — while only playing in the first half due to injury. The Blue Bombers improved to 1-4 overall following the win.

Morgan also gave credit to her offensive coordinators Kevin Morgan and David Snyder, who she said helped led the team to a win on Friday.

On Northern Adirondack’s first possession the team marched right down the field and scored the first touchdown. After failing on the extra point attempt, the Bobcats led 6-0.

Lake Placid responded on their next drive when Phillip ran in the endzone, before scoring the one-point extra-point to put her team up 7-6.

Northern Adirondack scored on their second possession and managed to score the extra point, reclaiming the lead at 13-7. Right before the intermission, Philip hauled in a pass from Cecunjanin to the tie game at 13-13.

In the second half, the Bombers came out hot when Cecunjanin dashed 30 yards for the score. Northern Adirondack responded with a pass in the middle, but neither squad converted on their extra point attempts keeping the score at 19-19.

Lake Placid stepped up defensively and shut out their opponents the remainder of the way. The team had solid defensive contributions from Fiona Sullivan and Talia Anastasia.

The Blue Bombers are slated to host the Schroon Lake Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the North Elba Athletic Fields.

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BASEBALL

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Lake Placid 8, AuSable Valley 0

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After falling in the opening round of Northeastern Clinton’s Wooden Bat Tournament, the Lake Placid baseball team shut down the AuSable Valley Patriots 8-0 in the consolation contest on Saturday evening.

The win marked the Blue Bombers’ fourth of the season, improving its overall record to 4-1. The team fell 15-10 to the Northeastern Clinton Cougars, the host of the tournament earlier in the day.

In the consolation match, Lake Placid’s Jon Caito pitched a complete game shutout, tossing eight strikeouts while allowing just two hits. AuSable Valley’s Matt Wood pitched three innings in the loss, before being relieved by Lucas Dashnaw.

Hyler Isham led the Blue Bombers with three hits, including a double. Teammate Jarrett Mihill chipped in with two hits in the team’s 10-hit effort. The Patriots’ Scott LaMountain had both of his team’s hits in the contest.

Lake Placid will return to Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference play at 4:30 p.m. today against the Boquet Valley Griffins on the road.

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SOFTBALL

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Saranac Lake 10, Moriah 4

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Saranac Lake’s Emma Akey pitched a complete game, striking out nine batters on the way to the Red Storm softball team’s 10-4 defeat over the Moriah Vikings on Saturday.

Akey gave up just four hits and 10 walks over seven innings, en route to her team’s first victory of the season. Saranac Lake is now 1-5 overall.

The Red Storm jumped out to an early and never looked back. The team rattled off five runs in the first two innings, before scoring five more runs in the fifth inning.

Ayla Small paced Saranac Lake with three hits, including one double. Kylee Meyer, Kasey Clark and Rori Chenaille-Schenk chipped in the winning effort with two hits each. The Red Storm had 12 total hits.

Ashlyn Mandy led Moriah with two hits and Alexis Mascarenas had one double. The Vikings’ Amelia Kazlo pitched seven innings, striking out six batters.

Saranac Lake will host the Saranac Central Spartans today at 4:30 p.m.