NORTH COLLINS, NY – Taking to the road for their first of four consecutive games played away from home, the Portville softball team survived an early slugfest, emerging with a 8-4 win over North Collins.
Taking to the plate in hostile territory, the Panthers wasted no time getting the ball rolling. After Madison Ford reached first on an Eagles error, Sienna Schoonover sent her across home plate with an RBI-triple immediately after. Batter No. 3, Ella Warters, then repeated the feat, driving in Portville’s second run of the afternoon with a sac-fly.
Although North Collins kept in stride with the Panthers, ultimately pulling ahead at 5-4 through the bottom of the third, Portville’s persistent bats prevailed. After tying the game at five in the fourth via a sacrifice bunt from Alexa Schoonover, Portville built a lasting cushion in the seventh with three final runs. Leaving two Eagles stranded on the baseline, the Panthers preserved their sixth win of the season.
Along with her eight strikeouts from the circle, Warters ended 2-for-3 with three RBIs and one run scored. Isabella Morales went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and one run while Bella Young ended 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
With six games remaining on the regular season schedule, the next three will be on the road for the Panthers. First, on Friday, they will travel to Frewsburg before seeing Franklinville, Ellicottville and Catt-Little Valley next week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All games are set for 5 p.m. starts.
AT NORTH COLLINS
Portville 220 100 3 R:8 H:9 E:0
North Collins 131 000 0 R:4 H:7 E:3
Portville: Warters (8 SO, 3 BB) and Ziegler
North Collins: Emke (9 SO, 1 BB) and Montaldi
Cameron County 20, Smethport 18
EMPORIUM, PA – Despite finding scoring in bunches, the Lady Hubbers were unable to outlast Cam Co on the road.
Coral Tronetti and Aleigha Reed both went 3-for-5 during the loss, combining for five RBIs and five runs scored, respectively. Jasmine Miller scored five times, going 1-for-5, while Macy Smith ended 2-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
AT EMPORIUM
Smethport 047 103 3 R:18 H:17 E:13
Cameron County 192 503 X R:20 H:9 E:6
Smethport: Miller (2 SO, 10 BB) and Tronetti
Cameron County: Grovanz (3 SO, 1 BB) and Bloom
Baseball
Smethport 8, Cameron County 4
EMPORIUM, PA – Finding four clutch runs in the final frame, the Hubbers completed the season sweep over Cam Co as they entered the final stretch of the season.
Colin Riekfosky ended 2-for-4 with three RBIs and one run scored, also contributing nine strikeouts through five frames on the mound. C Young ended 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Zach Hungiville ended 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
AT EMPORIUM
Smethport 200 020 4 R:8 H:7 E:2
Cameron County 000 110 2 R:4 H:6 E:1
Smethport: Riekofsky (9 SO, 4 BB), Hingiville (6) (4 SO, 2 BB) and Young
Cameron County: Z. Pearsall (7 SO, 4 BB), B. Pearsall (6) (1 SO, 3 BB), G. Trumpie (7) (0 SO, 2 BB), Palumbo (7) (0 SO, 0 BB) and C. Trumpie
Girl’s Lacrosse
Williamsville East 17, Salamanca 5
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Heading away from home for a one-game road trip, the Warriors fell to Williamsville East, tallying their eighth loss of the season.
Leilene McComber led Salamanca with three goals scored and one assist, while Sohia Hodara tacked on two assists. Myla Galante and Maliyah Foster both scored once while Brielle Massagli assisted on one. Liana Jimerson recorded 18 saves while in goal.
