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ALEXANDRIA -- Juniata Valley built a six-run lead Monday against Homer-Center only to see it evaporate into a 9-9 tie before an error allowed the Lady Hornets to pull in front again, 10-9, in the bottom of the sixth.
Valley eventually won by that same score when it got the tying run out at home for the final out in the District 6 Class 1A softball quarterfinals.
Lexey Smith drove in three runs and had two hits, and Chassity Houck had two doubles for the Lady Hornets.
Juniata Valley will play at top-seeded Conemaugh Valley on Thursday in the semis.
HOMER-CENTER (9): Haer rf 412, Brendinger ss 421, Beer c 222, Marshall p 311, Birchall 3b 301, Bartlebaugh 2b 410, Rowland 1b 401, Venesky dh 311, Howard cf 310. Totals -- 30-9-9.
JUNIATA VALLEY (10): B. Devore p 502, Hall lf 400, Ersek ss 312, L. Smith 1b 312, Mease c 401, Brown cf 412, G. Smith 3b 411, Harman rf 321, Houck 2b 322. Totals -- 33-10-13.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Homer-Center 010 044 0-- 9 9 4
Juniata Valley 111 421 X--10 13 2
E--Houck, Ersek, Marshall, Howard, Brendlinger, Bartlebaugh. 2B--Birchall, Marshall, Beer, Houck 2, Brown 2, G. Smith, Mease. RBI--Marshall 3, Birchall 2, Beer, Bartlebaugh, L. Smith 3, B. Devore, Ersek, Brown, Houck. WP--Hall. LP--Birchall. SO--Marshall 4, Birchall 1, B. Devore 6, Hall 2. BB--Marshall 2, Birchall 1, B. Devore 4, Hall 1.
Records: Homer-Center (11-11); Juniata Valley (12-6).