Tewksbury softball team starts fast, holds off Reading in 6-5 thriller

Tewksbury softball team starts fast, holds off Reading in 6-5 thriller

TEWKSBURY —The Tewksbury High softball team and starting pitcher Gabriella Davis relinquished five runs in the first inning in Sunday’s come-from-behind round of 32 win against Notre Dame Academy of Hingham. Tewksbury — and Davis — knew it needed a stronger start to overcome a talented Reading team in the Division 2 round of 16 on Wednesday. Davis retired the Reading order in three of the first four innings to set the tone for No. 6 Tewksbury an…