Dighton-Rehoboth blanks defending state champ Walpole, 5-0

DIGHTON With defending Div state champion Walpole coming to town defending Div state champion Dighton-Rehoboth rose to the occasion from the get-go With three early runs coupled with particular timely pitching the Falcons mustered a - softball triumph over nonleague opponent Walpole on Friday We like to put tough teams on our schedule declared Dighton-Rehoboth coach Katie Catarius-Holmes We knew teams were going to challenge us and we were really excited to play Walpole this year They ve got a great reputation They re well coached They have really good skill and their pitcher is great It was nice to play teams we know that are going to be a challenge and then go out there and win After not allowing a run in the first Dighton-Rehoboth - came up to the plate with an attack mentality Isabella Moss laced a double to right with one down and came around to count on a Mia Ribeiro RBI single to put the Falcons up - Dighton-Rehoboth s Emma Horrocks swings at the ball during a softball challenge The hosts were a - winner over Walpole Libby O Neill Boston Herald Kylie Smith came up to the dish four batters later with the bases loaded and two down and laced a two-run double into left-center to push the lead to - after one One of our goals every encounter is to strike first Catarius-Holmes revealed about the early offensive production It kind of sets the tone for us and if we kind of falter a little bit or not have the inning that we want it s nice to be able to lay back on that Walpole - responded by getting the first two runners on in the top of the second but sophomore Edy LaTour buckled down and got the final three outs to go on a run of retiring of between the second and fifth innings I praise her for her consistency and her calm reported Catarius-Holmes about LaTour s ability to get out of trouble She is great in those situations A lot of times we get a lot of recognition for our offense but I don t think we get enough recognition for our defense Walpole s Sharlotte Stazinski swings at the ball during a softball challenge at Dighton-Rehoboth on Friday Walpole fell - Libby O Neill Boston Herald The Falcons added onto their lead in the fifth as senior captain Emma Horrocks crushed a - pitch over the right field fence This came after she struck out her first two plate appearances LaTour faced another two runners on with nobody out jam in the sixth and wiggled free after a pair of strikeouts and a flyout to right In the seventh she sandwiched a couple strikeouts to get up to nine before getting a groundout to third with another two runs stranded on base to end the contest