DOVER — Caesar Rodney High scored twice in the top of the seventh inning before holding on for a 9-7 victory in a Henlopen North baseball matchup on Thursday afternoon.

The contest was the season opener for both squads.

The Riders opened up a 9-4 lead going into the bottom of the seventh when a three-run homerun from Ryan Perkins pulled the Senators within two.

CR, which beat Dover for the third year in a row, trailed 3-0 and 4-3 before rallying for four runs in the fifth. The Riders’ 15-hit attack was paced by Colby Rail and Caden Heritage, who had three hits apiece.

Teegan Monroney homered in the seventh while Ben Haught’s two-run triple gave CR the lead for good. Staring pitcher Steven Donnigan earned the win.
Cole Turner had two hits and an RBI for the Senators.

BASEBALL
Caesar Rodney 9, Dover 7
Cape Henlopen 16, Milford 2
Sussex Tech 12, Polytech 2
Sussex Central 9, Smyrna 3

Delmar 9, Lake Forest 6

Indian River 4, Laurel 3 

North Caroline, Md. 12, Woodbridge 1

SOFTBALL
Polytech 10, Sussex Tech 0
Cape Henlopen 13, Milford 3
Sussex Academy 15, Seaford 4

Sussex Central 11, Smyrna 0 

 Caesar Rodney 13, Dover 0

Laurel 10, Indian River 3

GIRLS’ SOCCER
Cape Henlopen 9, Woodbridge 0
Sussex Tech 2, Indian River 0
Polytech 2, Delmar 1
Sussex Central 3, Laurel 0
Caesar Rodney 9, Brandywine 0

Sussex Academy 5, Smyrna 3

Milford 0, Seaford 0

BOYS’ LACROSSE
Polytech 13, Red Lion Christian 9 

Caesar Rodney 10, Queen Anne's, Md. 9

GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Lake Forest 6, Del. Military 5
Brandywine 14, Sussex Tech 2