Alvirne’s softball team is in a similar spot to baseball in that they entered the week needing a lot to happen in order for them to make the playoffs. They first needed desperately to win their three games during the week against Bedford, Nashua South, and Manchester Central-Memorial, which they did winning 19-3 over Bedford, 10-0 over South, and 13-2 over Central-Memorial, and they needed Portsmouth and Dover to continue to lose games, which both did.
On Monday, the Broncos played host to the one-win Bedford Bulldogs, taking care of business 19-3 with all 19 runs being unanswered.
Bedford jumped out to an early 3-0 lead thanks to a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. From there, though, it was all Broncos, as they scored 19 runs over the course of their four turns at-bat including eight extra-base hits, six of them being doubles in addition to homers from Kenzy Pooler and Cory Sevigny.
Wednesday, the Broncos did not fall victim to the rainout, and Alvirne took care of the Purple Panthers, winning 10-0 in convincing fashion behind a huge first inning offensively and great pitching from senior Ashleigh Ducharme.
Alvirne jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first and just about put the game into cruise control from there, not scoring again until they added a run in the sixth on a Kezny Pooler sacrifice fly the brought Alyssa Abbott home.
The Broncos added four more in the seventh to move the score to 10-0, which is where the ballgame would come to an end.
On Friday, Alvirne returned home to take on winless Manchester Central-Memorial, and they did their jobs winning 13-2 thanks to excellent pitching in the circle by Kenzy Pooler and the Bronco bats remaining white-hot, putting up 13 unanswered runs with help from homers from Pooler and Sevigny.
In order to keep their playoff hopes alive, Alvirne needs help from Portsmouth and Manchester West-Trinity, as the Broncos lost to both teams earlier in the year, but they will also need to take care of business on their own next week against Keene, Londonderry, and Merrimack if they want to have a shot at the playoffs.