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WARREN, Pa. – Andrew Costello hit two home runs and two doubles as Cathedral Prep coach Josh Constable picked up his 100th career win in a 12-3 win over Warren.
The Ramblers jumped on the Dragons with six runs in the top of the first inning.
Costello was 4-for-5 with four RBIs, while KJ Williams drove in a pair of runs and Jason Fultz Jr. was 2-for-4, with two RBIs.
Justice Laird got the win, allowing three runs in four innings, striking out four and walking two.
Brady Berdine had a big game at the plate for Warren, going 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two RBIs.
Carter Cochran took the loss, allowing seven runs on six hits in four innings, striking out six and walking three.
SAEGERTOWN 15, YOUNGSVILLE 3, 5 innings
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Luke Young had three hits and four RBIs as Saegertown powered to a 15-3, 5-inning win over previously unbeaten Youngsville.
Saegertown scored at least three runs in four different innings, including five in the fourth.
DeMarcus Manning was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Blake Leslie was 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs, Wyatt Burchill was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs, William Shaffer 1-for-1 with a triple two RBIs and four runs, Blake Burchill 1-for2 with two RBIs and two runs and Everett Gardner 1-for-3 with two runs.
Matt DeSimone hit his second home run of the season for Youngsville and drove in a pair, while Nathan Lucks also had an RBI.
Lucks took the loss, allowing six runs in three innings on four hits, striking out two and walking one.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 6, EISENHOWER 4
RUSSELL, Pa. – Cambridge Springs scored four runs in the fifth inning in a 6-4 win over Eisenhower.
Matthew Ross drove in a pair of runs for the Blue Devils, while Josh Gorton had three hits and Owen Riley was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Tristen Mazzadra got the win, tossing three scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and one walk.
Caleb and Camron Jakubczak had one RBI each for Eisenhower, while Cole Kellogg was 1-for-3 with a double and two runs.
Caleb Jakubczak took the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) in 4 ⅓ innings, allowing nine hits and striking out three.
SOFTBALL
A-C VALLEY/UNION 20, YOUNGSVILLE 12
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Overcoming a 9-2 deficit after two innings by scoring six runs in the third and six more in the fourth, visiting A-C Valley/Union beat Youngsville, 20-12.
Bella Ielase hit a pair of home runs for the Falcon Knights, part of a five-homer day for A-C Valley/Union (all of the inside-the-park variety as Youngsville has no fence), and Kya Wetzel hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, and home run) going and drove in seven runs.
Wetzel wad 4-for-4 with three runs scored, while Ielase was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs.
Brianna Anthony and Alivya Hartzell also went deep in the win with Anthony going 2-fo-6 with three runs scored and an RBI and Hartzell, who also added a double, going 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Emerson Stevens chipped in a three-hit day for the Falcon Knights going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored, while Ava Snyder was 3-for-5 with a triple, three runs scored, and two RBIs.
Magen Walzak got the win going six innings in relief allowing three runs, one earned, on four hits, five walks, and two hit batters. She struck out six.
Kamden Swearingen was 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and four RBIs for Youngsville while Madison Carnahan went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Alyssa Gentz was also 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and an RBI for the Eagles.
Swearingen took the loss.
