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Sparta girls defeat Pope John in softball

| 29 May 2018 | 10:58
    Sparta pitcher Paige Smith on the mound. Smith pitched a one-hitter with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Photos by George leroy Hunter
    Sparta pitcher Paige Smith on the mound. Smith pitched a one-hitter with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Photos by George leroy Hunter
    The ball sails into foul territory after Sparta batter Isabella DeFilippis connects during a bunt attempt in the fifth inning. DeFilippis had two hits with a double and two RBI.
    The ball sails into foul territory after Sparta batter Isabella DeFilippis connects during a bunt attempt in the fifth inning. DeFilippis had two hits with a double and two RBI.
    Sparta's Emily Jacobs at the plate. Jacobs drew a walk.
    Sparta's Emily Jacobs at the plate. Jacobs drew a walk.
    Sparta batter Olivia Bouma-Hannam takes a swing in the fourth inning. Bouma-Hannam had one hit and scored a run.
    Sparta batter Olivia Bouma-Hannam takes a swing in the fourth inning. Bouma-Hannam had one hit and scored a run.
    Sparta's Tatiana Esteva-Ingram at bat. She had two singles and two runs scored.
    Sparta's Tatiana Esteva-Ingram at bat. She had two singles and two runs scored.
    Pope John batter Emma Fernstrom takes a cut in the fourth inning.
    Pope John batter Emma Fernstrom takes a cut in the fourth inning.
    Pope John pitcher Maddie Sacchiero threw for seven innings, notched five strikeouts, took the loss.
    Pope John pitcher Maddie Sacchiero threw for seven innings, notched five strikeouts, took the loss.
    Tatiana Esteva-Ingram connects in the seventh inning.
    Tatiana Esteva-Ingram connects in the seventh inning.

SPARTA— Paige Smith hurled a one-hit shutout to help the Sparta softball team clinch at least a share of the NJAC American Division title with a 9-0 victory over Pope John on Saturday at Pope John XXIII High School.
The win helped the Spartans move to 7-1 in the division. Mount Olive is a half-game back and can clinch a share with a win over Jefferson in its final division matchup.
On Saturday, Smith struck out 11 and also collected three hits and scored three times.
Izzy DeFilippis also had two hits and drove in a pair of runs and Jess Esso had two hits, a run and an RBI for Sparta (19-6).
Maura Brown had the lone hit for Pope John, which dropped to 8-16.
Sparta 9, Pope John 0
WP: Paige Smith LP: Maddie Sacchiero
Records: Sparta 19-6, Pope John 8-16