EAST BRIDGEWATER >> In a softball battle between two of the top teams in the South Shore League, it took a play at the plate in the bottom of the seventh to aid Abington in a narrow victory at East Bridgewater.

The Vikings scored four times in the seventh, but a relay from the outfield got Isabella Abrams at the plate and ended the game at 6-4 as the Green Wave held on.

“We had a really tough week last week with (losses) to Bedford and Whitman-Hanson,” said Abington coach Jenna Olem. “They just kept at it. They are young and they’re learning every day, so I was really happy with how we came out. We were ready to play. We were ready to kind of withstand that punch of theirs.”

With a 6-0 lead, junior captain Elsie Testa struck out Maggie Schlossberg before Rylee McCarthy reached on an error. After a foul out to the catcher for Brooke Murphy, Olivia Atkins and Mackenzie Whitman notched RBI doubles to make it a 6-2 contest.

The big blow came as Riley Egan cranked a two-run inside-the-park home run to cut the East Bridgewater (8-2) deficit to 6-4. Abrams followed with a single before she was thrown out at the dish on a double by Madeline Blette.

“I knew at some point, they’re such a hot-hitting team, they were going to be able to (score), especially when they got back around to the top of the order,” Olem said about the near comeback for the Vikings.

Over the first six frames, Testa cruised, allowing just two hits and walking two more while striking out 12. She retired 12 of 14 through the third and the sixth.

“(Testa) throws a ton of pitches for us and she puts a lot on herself, but she’s been phenomenal and consistent all year,” said Olem about the junior captain. “She showed up again today, She won’t be happy with herself, but at the end of the day, she always keeps us in the game.”

With Testa and Schlossberg striking out a combined 11 batters through two, it seemed like offense would be tough to come by. In the top of the third, Abington (8-2) worked the count to draw three walks, with two of those coming around to score in a 6-0 run frame.

“The big key when I was trying to prepare for them was pitch selection,” Olem said. “Seeing what we can do to just battle long counts and then eventually put the ball in play.”

With the bases loaded and one down, Malia Golding and Testa reached on RBI fielder’s choices sandwiched between a bases-loaded walk by freshman Ella Franey. All three of them then came around to score on a three-run triple to put this game out of reach at 6-0.