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Softball powers Milford, Hopkinton square off Friday

Print | Comments () Posted by Bob Holmes, Globe Staff April 18, 2013 04:12 PM

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By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff

Defending Division 1 state champion and top-ranked Milford will face host Hopkinton Friday at 12:30 p.m. in a softball matchup that will put two impressive streaks on the line.

Milford (6-0) is riding a 31-game win streak and is led by Kentucky-bound pitcher Shannon Smith, the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year. Smith has no-hitters in her last two games.

Hopkinton is 4-0 and has a 24-game home win streak. Hopkinton is led by sophomore pitcher Alissa Karjel, who is 3-0 this spring and 11-0 the past two years. Karjel is also hitting .643. Junior catcher Erica McBride is hitting .471.

The game is being dedicated to former Apponequet softball coach and Stoughton athletic director Peter Looney with all the proceeds going to the Looney Legacy Foundation to support melanoma research. Looney died of melanoma in 2011.

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Bob Holmes: A Reading resident (Go Rockets!) and Boston College graduate, Holmes is the Boston Globe High School Sports Editor. We remind you now that his weekly picks are often made in jest so everyone just calm down when he picks against Everett for 11 straight weeks. Contact him at rholmes@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeHolmes.
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