CONWAY — The Kennett High softball team is finding its groove at exactly the right time of the season with post-season play just around the corner. The Eagles collected their first victories of the spring last week by sweeping a home-and-home series from Laconia to ride a two-game winning streak into the final week of the regular season.
The Eagles opened the week with a 4-2 win at home on Operation Hat Trick Day on May 17 and followed that up with an 11-5 victory two days later over the Sachems in Laconia. The wins were also the first of Coach Chris Kroski’s career at the helm of the hometown flock.
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