CONWAY — If the Kennett High softball team hits this season, look out. The Eagles are solid defensively and have good pitching, but the bats, like this spring, are a little behind schedule.
KHS (0-2) opened the season on the road at Laconia on April 14 but fell to the Sachems 3-0.
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