FALL RIVER - In a matchup of the first- and last-place teams in Zone 9 American Legion baseball, red-hot South Attleboro took another step towards clinching first Tuesday night with a 15-5 rout of Fall River in six innings.

South Attleboro improved to 16-0-1 in Zone 9 and took a two-game lead in the loss column over Westport, while Fall River Post 314 fell to 3-13.

Anthony Vadala was the benefactor of another big night offensively for Post 312. The North Attleboro High product picked up his first victory on the mound this summer as he worked four innings and struck out two.

Five different South Attleboro players had at least two hits in this one.

Lon Bornstien was 2-for-2 with four runs scored and an RBI while Lucas Gagne went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and another driven in. Greg Najarian continues to knock the cover off the ball as he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Matt Boulter was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI while James Kelly was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Post 312 has a rare off day today but will be back in action Thursday evening against Taunton.

Needham 11, Foxboro 2

FOXBORO - Scoring at least one run in every inning, Needham made it two wins in two days over Post 93 in the matchup of third- and fourth-place teams in Zone 6.

Needham, which won both games over Foxboro to put some distance between the two teams, actually swept all three games against Post 93 this summer. Eric Rosenberg sparked the Needham offense with a two-run home run while Charlie McCann was on base four times with two walks, a hit by pitch and a home run.

For Foxboro, Nick Thrasher doubled home Anthony Pignone (leadoff double) for a run in the bottom of the third. In the fourth inning, Brian Swanton led things off with a home run to dead center.

John Ford was 2-for-3 for Foxboro, which dropped to 8-7-2 overall.