MARIENVILLE, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Bella Orr hit a two-out grand slam in the top of the sixth inning to put the Redbank Valley softball team up 9-8 on the way to an 11-8 victory over Forest on Thursday afternoon.
(Pictured above, Bella Orr/photo by Laura Neiswonger)
It was the fourth win in a row for the surging Bulldogs.
Mackenzie Foringer, Josie Neiswonger and Paytin Polka each doubled for Redbank Valley (5-6).
Foringer was 3 for 4 at the plate and also got the win in the circle, giving up eight runs, six earned, on 12 hits and striking out four. She didn’t walk a batter.
Quinn White scored three runs and Polka was 2 for 4 with a RBI and three runs scored.
Izzy Flick homered for Forest and drove in a pair of runs. Faith Dietrich and Alexa Carll each had two hits and two RBIs for the Fires.
KEYSTONE 6, CLARION 3
Leah Exley homered and Natalie Bowser went 3 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs in the Panthers’ win.
Keira Best also tripled, singled and drove in a run for Keystone.
Emma Gruber had three hits out of the leadoff spot and Lydia Sheatz also had a multi-hit game for the Panthers (7-4).
Exley also picked up the win in the circle. She went the distance, giving up three runs — just one earned — on five hits while striking out seven.
Bri Forrest and Emily Troese each had two hits for Clarion.
MONITEAU 9, CRANBERRY 6
Emma Covert homered again — her seventh of the season in 12 games — and drove in three runs as the Warriors used a seven-run second inning to help down the Berries.
Covert went 2 for 4. Alex Stewart was 3 for 3 and Brianna Rottman 3 for 4 for Moniteau (6-6).
Covert also got the win in the circle, giving up six runs, four earned, on 10 hits in seven innings.
ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 13, CLARION-LIMESTONE 3
Lucy Klawuhn went 3 for 3 with a homer, double and four RBI to lead the Crusaders.
Gabby Weisner also homered for ECC.
Jenna Dunn homered for Clarion-Limestone. Alyssa Wiant doubled and Abby Knapp went 2 for 3 for the Lions.
Emily Mourer got the win for the Crusaders, striking out six in five innings. She also doubled twice at the plate.
A-C VALLEY/UNION 18, KARNS CITY 8
Emerson Stevens went 4 for 5 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored for A-C Valley/Union.
Rylan Strauser tripled, singled and drove in a pair and Lexi Bauer went 2 for 5 with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored.
Mackenzie Parks also tripled and singled, drove in two, and scored three runs, and Maddy Dehart had a multi-hit game.
Strauser got the win for A-C Valley/Union, working 5 1/3 innings.
Addison Burrows went 3 for 4 with a double and a RBI for Karns City.
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