Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Lynnfield receives strong pitching to bounce Stoneham, 3-1

Thursday’s high school roundup/scores: Lynnfield receives strong pitching to bounce Stoneham, 3-1

In the Div. 4 baseball second round, senior Madux Iovinelli went six strong innings as No. 2 Lynnfield (18-4) defeated No. 18 Stoneham 3-1. Connor Grieve threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts while also going 2-for-3 at the plate as No. 8 Braintree (14-8) upended No. 24 Leominster 4-1 in the Div. 1 second round. Softball Reese Taylor went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI while also going the distance on the hill with four strikeouts as No. 3…

By George, Lynnfield baseball advances to Round of 8

LYNNFIELD — The No. 2 Lynnfield Pioneers had only two hits, but the most of one of them to squeak past No. 18 Stoneham, 3-1, Thursday afternoon at home to advance to the Division 4 Round of 8 (TBD). In a game that was delayed three hours due to excessive heat conditions on the field, the Pioneers wasted no time asserting themselves, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The man of the hour was junior captain and catcher Drew Geor…