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Sinclair wins it for Lady Vikings

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FLINTON -- After Juniata Valley took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, Glendale's Alyssa Sinclair hit a walk-off, two-run triple in the bottom of the inning to lift the Lady Vikings to an 8-7 victory Friday afternoon in high school softball action.

Alyson Buterbaugh had three hits for Glendale, and Lilley Vereshack also drove in two runs.

The Lady Vikings, who trailed 2-0 after four innings, improved to 9-6 overall.

SCORE BY INNINGS

J. Valley 101 004 1--7 8 2

Glendale 000 024 2--8 12 4

2B--Belinda (JV). 3B--Sinclair (G). HR--Rowe (JV). Multiple hits--Belinda 2, Stewart 2 (JV); Noel 2, Buterbaugh 3, Sinclair 2 (G). RBI--Belinda 2, Stewart 2, Payne 2, Rowe (JV); Vereshack 2, Best, McElheny, Sinclair 2 (G). WP--Best. LP--Stewart. SO--Belinda 3 (JV); Noel 4, Best 4 (G). BB--Belinda 3 (JV); Noel 3 (G).

Records: Glendale (9-6, 8-5 in ICC).

Heights wins

JOHNSTOWN -- Winning pitcher Paige Jones doubled and homered to help herself in the circle as Cambria Heights earned a shutout victory over Westmont Hilltop, 3-0.

Jones struck out nine batters. Arianna Westrick and Jenna Serafin also doubled for the Lady Highlanders.

SCORE BY INNINGS

C. Heights 001 010 1--3 7 0

W. Hilltop 000 000 0--0 5 0

2B--Jones, Westrick, Serafin (CH). HR--Jones (CH). Multiple hits--Seda 2, Hoffman 2 (WH); Jones 2, Westrick 2 (CH). RBI--Jones, Westrick, Storm (CH). WP--Jones. LP--Thornton. SO--Jones 9 (CH); Thornton 2 (WH). BB--Jones 2 (CH); Thornton 2 (WH).

Records: Cambria Heights (15-1); Westmont Hilltop (9-4).

Central edged

ROARING SPRING -- Despite home runs from Lacey Lynn, Bralyn Ellis and Madison Kennedy, Central's seventh-inning rally came up one run short in an 11-10 loss to Philipsburg-Osceola.

Kennedy had four hits. Jordon McDonald had three hits, including a double, for the Lady Mounties.

SCORE BY INNINGS

P-Osceola 261 002 0--11 12

Central 123 002 2--10 13

2B--McDonald, Cutler, Jarret (PO). HR--Lynn, Ellis, Kennedy (C). Multiple hits--Kennedy 4, Hazenstab 2, Lynn 2, Benfer 2 (C); McDonald 3, Jarret 2, Marchick 2, Rickets 2 (PO). WP--Taylor. LP--Kennedy. SO--Kennedy 3, Lynn 7 (C); Wayland 2, Taylor 5 (PO). BB--Lynn 4 (C); Wayland 1, Taylor 3 (PO).

Altoona defeated

CHAMBERSBURG -- Chambersburg scored 11 runs in the first inning en route to a 14-2 triumph over Altoona.

Abby Smearman and Hannah Baker both homered for the Lady Lions.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Altoona 000 11X X--2 6 3

Chambersburg (11)30 0XX X--14 14 0

2B--Runk, Boyd (C). 3B--Pattillo, Brechbill (C). HR--Runk (C); Baker, Smearman (A). Multiple hits--Smearman 2 (A); Runk 3, Brechbill 2, Paetow 2, Boyd 2, Stake 2 (C). RBI--Smearman, Baker (A); Runk 4, Paetow 3, Pattillo 2, Brechbill 2, Boyd, Stake (C). WP--Ganoe. LP--VanKlavern. SO--Zimmerer 1 (A); Null 3, Ganoe 1 (C). BB--VanKlavern 3 (A); Ganoe 1, Null 1 (A).

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