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SUSSEX COUNTY —
Sussex Central reached the semifinals of the state softball tournament Tuesday with a 6-4 victory over Delmar.
Sussex Tech, however, lost 5-3 in nine innings to Smyrna and saw its hopes for a state title end.
The No. 5 Lady Knights will square off with top-seed Caravel Thursday with a trip to the finals on the line. Caravel defeated Central 1-0 in a regular season game.
Against the Lady Wildcats, who bested the Knights 3-2 in the regular season, it was senior catcher Whitney Brittingham who did the most damage for Central at the dish with a grand slam in the top of the third. The blast put the Knights ahead 4-1 and they never relinquished the lead.
Sussex Tech, trailing 3-1 in the bottom half of the seventh with two outs, seemed to grab all the momentum back from No. 10 Smyrna when senior Kelsey Doherty blasted a two-run homer to left-center. Undauntedly, however, the Lady Eagles kept No. 2 Tech off the board in the eighth after going scoreless themselves and plated a pair in the ninth to secure the victory.
Smyrna will take on Padua Thursday in the other semifinal matchup.
Sussex Central reached the semifinals of the state softball tournament Tuesday with a 6-4 victory over Delmar.
Sussex Tech, however, lost 5-3 in nine innings to Smyrna and saw its hopes for a state title end.
The No. 5 Lady Knights will square off with top-seed Caravel Thursday with a trip to the finals on the line. Caravel defeated Central 1-0 in a regular season game.
Against the Lady Wildcats, who bested the Knights 3-2 in the regular season, it was senior catcher Whitney Brittingham who did the most damage for Central at the dish with a grand slam in the top of the third. The blast put the Knights ahead 4-1 and they never relinquished the lead.
Sussex Tech, trailing 3-1 in the bottom half of the seventh with two outs, seemed to grab all the momentum back from No. 10 Smyrna when senior Kelsey Doherty blasted a two-run homer to left-center. Undauntedly, however, the Lady Eagles kept No. 2 Tech off the board in the eighth after going scoreless themselves and plated a pair in the ninth to secure the victory.
Smyrna will take on Padua Thursday in the other semifinal matchup.
