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Westwood High Scoreboard: May 22-28

Both Westwood's baseball and softball teams clinched their playoff spots this week and will be joining boys and girls lacrosse, as well as girls tennis, in the state tournament.

Tournament brackets for baseball, softball and tennis will be released Tuesday. Girls lacrosse wrapped up the number one overall seed and will have a first-round bye; boys lacrosse will host a preliminary-round game Tuesday against Georgetown.

Baseball (11-9)

  • Monday, May 23: Win at Dover-Sherborn, 8-2
    (Will Smith pitched a complete game and helped clinch a tournament berth for Westwood.)
  • Wednesday, May 25: Win against Medway, 5-4
    (Brendan Skehill pitched a complete game for the Wolverines.)
  • Thursday, May 26: Loss against Hopkinton, 15-9
    (Sean Amaru hit a two-run home run as the Wolverines dropped their season finale.)

Softball (10-10)

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Leigha Valentine was the first team all star and EB Messenio was second team.

  • Monday, May 23: Win at Dover-Sherborn, 8-4
    (Rachel Masotta went 4-4 as she led Westwood past the Raiders.)
  • Wednesday, May 25: Win against Medway, 8-4
    (The Wolverines clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 on Senior Day.)
  • Thursday, May 26: Loss against Hopkinton, 16-5
    (A bases-clearing triple from Leigha Valentine wasn’t enough as Westwood was pounded by Hopkinton.)

Boys Lacrosse (11-9)

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Westwood will host Georgetown on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the preliminary round of the MIAA D-3 South Tournament.

  • Monday, May 23: Loss at Hopkinton, 16-6
  • Thursday: May 26: Win against Olive Ames, 11-5

Girls Lacrosse (19-0-1)

  • Tuesday, May 24: Win against Hopkinton, 18-10
    (Westwood got nine goals from Kate Rich and Emily McGrail as the Wolverines took the Senior Day win.)
  • Wednesday, May 25: Win at Acton-Boxboro, 19-6

Boys Tennis (3-12)

  • Sunday, May 22: Win against Hopkinton, 3-2
  • Monday, May 23: Loss at Dover-Sherborn, 4-0
  • Wednesday, May 25: Lost both matches of doubleheader against Medway, 3-2
  • Thursday, May 26: Win at Norton, 3-2

Girls Tennis (12-4)

  • Monday, May 23: Win against Dover-Sherborn, 3-0
  • Tuesday, May 24: Win at Mills, 5-0
  • Wednesday, May 25: Win at Medway, 4-1
  • Thursday, May 26: Loss at Hopkinton, 5-0
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