Parks Leads A-C Valley/Union to Win Over C-L; Karns City Scores 31 Runs in Victory

STRATTANVILLE, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Mackenzie Parks was 3 for 4 with four RBIs and four runs scored as A-C Valley/Union rebounded from a tough loss last week for an 18-2 win over Clarion-Limestone on a blustery Monday afternoon.

(Pictured above, Mackenzie Parks with her father and A-C Valley/Union softball coach Mike Parks)

Parks was a home run shy of the cycle with a single, double and triple for A-C Valley/Union.

Lexi Bauer homered and drove in two runs and scored three times. Rylan Strauser was 2 for 4 with three RBIs.

Maddy Dehart doubled and drove in a run for A-C Valley/Union, which broke the game open with a 14-run third inning.

Alyssa Wiant hit her first career home run for Clarion-Limestone.

KARNS CITY 31, CLARION-LIMESTONE 15

The Gremlins can score runs. They showed it again against the Lions as part of C-L’s three team doubleheader.

Madison Gibson drove in four runs and Jess Dunn, Jada Polczynski and Nicole Taylor each drove in three for Karns City, which had 22 hits in five innings.

The Gremlins scored six in the first, 11 in the second, single runs in each of the third and fourth innings and 12 in the fifth.

Addison Burrows had four hits and scored five runs for Karns City.

Olivia Smith tripled and drove in five runs for Clarion-Limestone.

Abby Knapp went 3 for 5 for the Lions, who trailed 17-11 after two innings.

DuBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 9, MARION CENTER 6

Melia Mitskavich homered and the Cardinals rallied from a 6-5 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to remain undefeated.

Kayley Risser went 4 for 4 with four runs scored for DuBois Central Catholic, which improved to 11-0.

Mitskavich also doubled and drove in four runs.

Rylee Kulbatsky earned the win for DCC, striking out nine in seven innings of work.

Jess Frank and Lexi Berta also had multi-hit games for the Cardinals.

KEYSTONE 9, BROOKVILLE 3

Natalie Bowser was 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Panthers.

Emilee Dixon and Leah Exley each had a pair of hits and drove in a run and Alannah Fulton went 2 for 2 with two runs scored for Keystone.

Cadence Suhan had two hits for Brookville.

Exley was the winner in the circle. She went five innings, allowing two earned runs and fanned five.

Bowser worked the final two innings.