NORWICH – Jordan Jacquette struck out Bryce Lynch for the final out of the game to give Norwich a no-hitter from the mound Thursday as he and Josh Willis, Norwich’s starter, teamed up on the mound. Norwich went on to win 8-0 over the visiting team from Mount Markham.

The home team scored first in their opening plate appearance as got on the board by Willis’ sacrifice fly to center field that sent Jacquette crossing home plate. Jacquette reached scoring position by a hard ground ball single then stealing second and third.

Norwich tacked on four more runs to their 1-0 lead in the third inning.

Isaac Bennett started the rally with a lead-off double to center. Blaine Orlando followed suit on the first pitch of his at-bat, sending a line drive to left field. His hit gave Bennett plenty of time to score from second.

Torin Lawerence drilled the ball to center field, batting Orlando in for the second run of the inning. Jacquette racked up his second hit of the game when he sent a line drive to right that scored Lawerence, making the score 4-0.

Norwich’s final run of the inning was an nearly replay of their first run of the game. Only difference was Willis recorded a single with a line drive to center field. Jacquette reached home once again.

In the fourth and fifth innings, Norwich was able tally three more runs for the final score of 8-0.

Willis toed the rubber first, going five innings with zero hits recorded. He struck out 11 Mount Markham batters. Jacquette threw final two innings in relief, earning the save. The two combined for four walks, the only base runners Mount Markham saw.

Mason Beigh led things off on the hill for Mount Markham. He lasted six innings, allowing 12 hits and eight runs while striking out one.

The offense of Norwich racked up 12 hits on the day with  Jacquette going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the home team. He scored three runs and picked up one RBI.

A multiple hit game went to Trey Bates and Orlando, as each managed two hits apiece. Willis led the RBI column with three for the contest.

Norwich will host Unadilla Valley on Tuesday, July 10 for the final game of the regular season. UV’s only loss this season has been to Norwich and will be looking for revenge while Norwich looks to hold onto their perfect regular season record. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Norwich 8, Mount Markham 0

MM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0

NO 1 0 4 1 2 0 x – 8 12 1

Edmeston 13, Sherburne-Earlville 10

SHERBURNE – In a high scoring affair, Edmeston tallied five runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead over Sherburne-Earlville. In the bottom half of the inning, The Marauders were only able to muster up two runs, giving the visiting Edmeston team the 13-10 win Thursday evening.

Edmeston struck first, scoring their first run of the contest to open the game. The next two innings added another four runs to the scoreboard, jumping out to a 5-0 lead.