Cobras’ tight victory over Comets was the highlight of a truncated Round 10 in the Casey Softball Association on Saturday.
Both teams started strongly, with Comets taking an early 11-10 lead before the Cobras bounced back to win a tense shootout 15-12.
Led by short stop Di Fowler’s outs and safe hits, Geronimo’s 9-6 win over MVP was another tight game, with MVP leading 6-4 at the bottom of the third before a five-run innings got Geronimo over the line.
Penguins White, meanwhile, was too strong for Berwick Chickasaw, winning 15-10.
A Melissa Spencer home run and strong pitching from Jacqui Davis helped Doveton to a hard fought win in women’s SEMR over Frankston.
In women’s B-Grade, MVP’s clash with Cobras was a pitching duel between MVP’s Jess Lima and Cobras’ Brooklyn Maloney, with Maloney’s team winning a low-scoring tussle 4-1.
Penguins Black comfortably overcame Gold Stars in the other game.
The under-16s girls had a tough 16-7 loss to Glen Waverley and the under-18 girls beat Frankston Raiders 13-2.
