Elena Iovieno Leads Wahconah into Sweet 16
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Avery Vale-Cruz struck out 17 in a four-hitter as Wahconah bounced back from last week’s heart-breaking loss in the Western Mass finals.
Emma Belcher, Dani Barry and Taylar Hickey each had a pair of hits. Barry also drove in a pair of runs.
Wahconah got all the offense Vale-Cruz needed in the second inning, when Hickey singled and eventually came home on an RBI single by Olivia Iovieno.
Third-seeded Wahconah (20-2) advances to the Sweet 16, where it will host No. 14 Millbury on Tuesday at 5:30 at Pine Grove Park.