SKOWHEGAN — Lauren Merrill threw a two-hitter as the Oxford Hills Vikings defeated the Skowhegan Indians 3-0 for the KVAC Championship.
Sydney Reeds and Lindsey Waner were the only two Indians to get a hit.
The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Ashley Childs hit a ball into center field. She later came in for a run on Madison Day’s hit down the left-field line.
Childs finished the game with a single and a double.
Oxford Hills added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs, Brooke Carson’s double scored one. Merrill worked a bases-loaded walk to score the third run.
Skowhegan maintains the top spot in Class A North, and will open the postseason against No. 8 Bangor.
Oxford Hills is the second seed, and will face No. 7 Mt. Ararat in the quarterfinals.
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