Williamstown, Vt. — A six-run explosion in the second inning proved to be enough as the Rivendell Academy baseball team to hold on for a 7-5 win over host Williamstown on Saturday.

Zach Dexter started the rally in the second inning with a leadoff single. Ryan Woodbeck followed with a single and the bases were loaded when Noah Martel bunted and reached on an error. Johnny Vogelien followed with a two-run single.

Zach Gould added an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Dylan Ricker, Dashiel Fukushima and Charlie Bradley all had RBI hits before the inning was over to help the Raptors build a big early lead.

“Williamstown is a good team in (VPA) Division III and this was on their field. They’re a tough team to play. This is a really good win for us,” Rivendell coach Eric Reichert said.

The win didn’t come easy, though. Gould started on the mound and went the first 6⅓ innings, scattering seven hits and six walks while allowing just three earned runs. Williamstown loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and Bradley in to record the save. With a potential walk-off base hit in play, the Raptors recorded the final out on a ground ball in front of the plate.

“(Gould) did a pretty good job for us. He only struck out one so our defense played well behind him. He beared down when he needed to,” Reichert added.

Dexter, Woodbeck, Martel and Ricker each had two hits to lead Rivendell. Ricker would add a RBI single in the fifth inning for the seventh run. The VPA Division IV Raptors (5-4) will visit Sharon on Wednesday.

South Royalton 17Whitcomb-Rochester 2 (5)

South Royalton — The Royals’ bats found a higher gear to beat the visiting Mountaineers.

Alvaro Sanabrio was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored for SoRo (11-2). Jacob Hewitt singled and scored three runs. George Carr had a hit, scored two runs and drove in two. Logan Martin had a two-run double. Chris McCullough had a hit and scored two runs.

Dominick Small went the first three innings, striking out six and allowing one run for the win. Carder Stratton struck out two in an inning of relief. Dominic Craven pitched the fifth inning.

SoRo and Whitchester play again on Monday, this time in Bethel.

Monadnock 14, Mascoma 4 (6)

West Canaan — The Royals dropped to 2-11 with the loss to the Huskies.

Josh Evans took the loss for Mascoma, pitching the first 5⅓ innings. Tyler Bill had a two-run ground rule double to lead the Royals offensively.

Mascoma visits InterLakes on Monday.

Softball

Whitcomb-Rochester 29South Royalton 7 (5)

South Royalton — The Mountaineers scored 14 runs in the second inning and never looked back.

Chelsie Trask pitched for Whitchester, striking out three and walking six. Trask added three hits to support the offensive cause. Sammy Barcomb was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a home run. Fiona Vaillancourt had four hits, four runs and two doubles, Kayla Townsend was 4-for-5 with two doubles. Anna Smith was 2-for-3, two runs scored, and hit a three RBI triple in the fourth inning.

Hannah White doubled for the Royals, who scored two runs in the first inning and another three in the third. Sierra Salls and Kelsi Rogers-Melvin each had singles.

Woodstock 16, Burr & Burton 6

Woodstock — Sammi Yates was 2-for-4 with a triple and four runs scored to lead the Wasps over the Bulldogs.

Lizzy Peck was 3-for-4 and also scored four runs for Woodstock. Cassie Hill and Kennedy Moore each had two hits. Peck went the distance in the circle and struck out four. Mackenzie Yates made multiple great defensive plays at shortstop for the Wasps.

Woodstock visits Poultney on Monday.

Boys Lacrosse

Hanover 6, Middlebury 2

Hanover — Graham Penfield had three goals and an assist to pace the Marauders over the Tigers in a Twin State matchup.

Brian Pattison added two goals, Kyle Rozzi scored and Colin Rozzi and Charlie Baughman had one assist each. Goalie Mason Winter had six saves for the Marauders, including two man-down saves at the end of the first half to preserve a 4-0 lead. Brendan Brigham was 10-for-12 on faceoffs.

“We played our best transition game all season, clearing the ball extremely well and causing 10 Middlebury turnovers when they attempted to clear,” Hanover coach Ryan Gardner said.

The Marauders (7-9) host Londonderry on Thursday to close the regular season.

Plymouth 17, Lebanon 5

Lebanon — The visiting Bobcats dropped the Raiders to 3-10.

Aaron Damren and Jon Cloud each had two goals and an assist for Lebanon. Jack Sandmann added a goal. Nate Chickering and Patrick Mason had one assist each. Goalie Caiden Skakalski made 14 saves.

Lebanon celebrated senior day for Luke Sandmann, the lone senior. The Raiders close the regular season at Kearsarge on Friday.

Kimball Union 10, St. Paul’s 3

Meriden — Chris Bassi made 10 saves and KUA midfielder’s Andrew Robertello and Sam Erb paced the Wildcat offense as Kimball Union ended its season at 8-6.

Girls Lacrosse

Rutland 9, Woodstock 8

Rutland — The Wasps lost a heartbreaker to the host Raiders.

Brittney Poljacik led the way with three goals. Addie Gray had two goals and one assist. Audrey Eggum added two goals and Izzy Jones had one. Sidney Pilot added a pair of assists.

Goalie Maggie Parker made eight saves for Woodstock, which plays at Chelsea on Wednesday.

Women’s Rugby

Dartmouth Goes 1-2 at Rugby 7s

Glendale, Colo. — The Big Green went 1-2 on the first day of the 2018 Rugby 7s National Championship at Infinity Park.

Dartmouth started the day with a 19-5 loss to Penn State before rebounding in a 29-14 victory over Central Washington. The Big Green’s third match was a 34-7 loss to Lindenwood.

Camille Johnson led the way with two tries in the first two matches. Idia Ihensekhien, Rachel Hand, Frankie Sands and Milla Anderson had one try apiece. Kat Ramage had two conversions and Anderson had another.

The championship will continue today, with teams from Pool A (Dartmouth, Penn State, CWU, Lindenwood) taking on teams in Pool B (Harvard, Army, Davenport, Life University) in the semifinals and final matches.

College Softball

Schroder Honored

Louisville, Ky. — Dartmouth sophomore Micah Schroder was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division I All-Region Northeast second team.

Schroder led the Big Green with a .367 batting average, 44 hits and 27 RBIs. Schroder had 13 doubles, a triple and six home runs and finished eighth in the Ivy League in hitting.