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Steve Hajjar did it all for Central Catholic, jacking a solo home run in the third inning and then striking out nine en route to a complete game shutout to beat Lawrence 1-0. With the win, Central has now won the MVC for the third consecutive year. "It's quite an accomplishment to win a championship in this league in baseball, and to win three striaght is a testament to the hard work our program does," said Central coach Marc Pelletier.

With the tying run at third and the go-ahead run at first in the bottom of the seventh, Andover pitcher Alex Ladd threw to second baseman Caeden Dillman to pick the runner off at second, then Dillman fired home to catcher Phil Leblanc to catch the runner coming in from third to lock down the Golden Warriors' 8-7 win over Lawrence.

Jairo Vasquez stopped Lawrence's three-game losing skid with a complete game performace, and the Lancers got a two-run hit from Alex Almonte in the fifth to beat Austin Prep 2-1.

Kebler Peralta went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and also flashed a good glove at second base in Lawrence's 4-2 win over Lincoln-Sudbury. Abel Acosta threw a complete-game for the Lancers, allowing two earned runs.

John Marotta and Josh Gruenberg combined to allow just three hits and strike out 10 as Andover edged Lawrence 2-1.

Brendan O'Shea threw a complete game shut out, and Methuen plated an unearned run in the fourth inning to squeak by rival Lawrence 1-0.