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A win is a win, even if it isn’t pretty or particularly efficient. Just ask the Cape Coral High girls’ lacrosse team.

The Seahawks ended a week’s layoff with a 7-6 victory Wednesday at Riverdale. The win locks down the No. 3 seed in their division for the playoffs that start April 14.

“Our shots were just not going in today,” said Seahawks coach Laurie Zinn. “We had plenty of shots, plenty of opportunities to score, but they weren’t going in.“

Zinn said the Seahawks, who had been averaging 12 goals a game, got off “at least 40 shots on goal.“

Jamie Whetsell scored three goals to lead the Seahawks. Alex Gibson had two goals and Chloe Hutchins and Carly Boscarino each contributed one goal. Boscarino also made seven interceptions.

Cape goalkeeper Tara Murza stopped 19 shots to preserve the win.

“It was not a good showing on our part, but fortunately we pulled it out in the end,” said Zinn.

The Seahawks (3-4) take another week off before playing at Fort Myers High next Wednesday.



Baseball



Mariner 10, Dunbar 0: Five runs in the sixth inning sealed Mariner’s shutout victory over Dunbar Wednesday night.

Walter Cleary (3-for-4) and A.J. Reyes (3-for-5) each drove in a pair of runs to lead the Tritons. Ryan Schneider and Danny Alimonti both added doubles.

The Tritons (9-3) host Gulf Coast Thursday night.



Dunbar 000 000 — 0 1 5

Mariner 021 205 — 10 10 0

W — Ryan Patton. L — Cody Ritchey.

2B — Walter Cleary (M), Danny Alimonti (M), Ryan Schneider (M).



Cardinal Mooney 3, Bishop Verot 1: Bishop Verot tried to fight back from a three-run deficit, but only rallied for one run in a District 3A-12 loss to Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota.

Junior Bobby Borchering accounted for two of the Vikings’ six base hits with a double, a single and one RBI. His groundout in the sixth inning plated the lone run.

Senior left-hander Drew Reeves pitched well enough to win, striking out eight and scattering seven hits, but was tagged with the loss.

Verot (4-9) plays at Dunbar Tuesday.



Bishop Verot 000 001 0 — 1 6 2

Card. Mooney 012 000 x — 3 7 0

W — Goodman. L — Reeves.

2B — Bobby Borchering (BV).



Softball



Cape Coral 7, Lehigh 1: Tara Higgins and Courtney Buckley drove in two runs apiece to lead Cape Coral to victory over Lehigh.

Buckley (2-for-3) hammered a pair of triples while Higgins (3-for-4) added two doubles and a single to go with their RBI. Marissa Maikowski added two singles for the Seahawks.

Shannon McBride (2-0) earned the win on the mound, scattering seven hits and striking out two.

The Seahawks (5-8) host East Lee County Thursday night.



Lehigh 000 010 0 — 1 7 2

Cape Coral 401 110 x — 7 12 2

W — Shannon McBride (2-0). L — Karina Quinonez.

2B — Courtney Buckley (CC) 2. 3B — Tara Higgins (CC) 2.



Ida Baker 12, Mariner 1: Kayla Vetter and Christie Larrimore (3-for-3) connected for three hits apiece and a combined eight RBI to carry Ida Baker to victory over Mariner.

Vetter (3-for-3, 5 RBI) did the job on the mound, too, pitching a one-hitter while striking out 10. Caitlin Holloway contributed a double.

The Bulldogs (16-1) host Barron Collier Thursday night.



Mariner 100 00 — 1 1 3

Ida Baker 154 2x — 12 11 0

W — Kayla Vetter. L — Carrie Grigski.

2B — Kayla Vetter (M), Caitlin Holloway (M).