CHAUTAUQUA LAKE — The season has reached an end for the No. 7 seed Portville softball team as it was handed a hefty, six-inning, 13-1 defeat at the hands of No. 2 seed Chautauqua Lake in the Section 6 Class C Quarterfinals.
The Eagles out-hit the Panthers by a wide 17-4 margin with Isabella Morales, who finished 2-for-2 with an RBI, the only member of the visiting team recording multiple hits
Portville clawed a run back in the top of the fifth inning to cut their deficit to four, but seven runs in the bottom of that frame by the hosts put the game on ice.
AT CHAUTAUQUA LAKE
R H E
Portville 000 010 X 1 4 2
Chautauqua Lake 002 371 X 13 17 0
Port: Morales (0 SO, 3 BB) and Zeigler
Eden 13, Salamanca 1
EDEN — The No. 16 seed Salamanca softball team saw its season come to a close in the Section 6 Class B Quarterfinal, suffering a heavy defeat on the road against Eden.
Jaelynn Brown, Ayla Newark and Delaney Haley recorded a hit apiece for the Warriors.
BASEBALL
Salamanca 12, Brocton 3
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca baseball team, riding a red-hot offense, was able to get itself back into the win column in its pre-playoffs tune-up game over Brocton.
Jacob Herrick had a perfect day at the plate, finishing 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a walk from the lead-off position.
Kruz Coustenis (3-for-4, 2 RBI), Payton Bradley (2-for-3, run, 3 RBI) and Zach Trietley (2-for-4, 2 runs, RBI) joined Herrick with multiple hits on the night.
AT SALAMANCA
R H E
Brocton 002 010 X 3 7 2
Salamanca 263 20X X 12 12 2
Broc: Garcia (0 SO, 4 BB), Pryll (2 SO, 2 BB), A. Gotto (3 SO, 0 BB) and Santiago
Sala: Trietley (2 SO, 1 BB), McCormick (0 SO, 3 BB), Stahlman (3 SO, 0 BB) and Bradley
UNIFIED BASKETBALL
Salamanca 49, Cassadaga Valley 21
SALAMANCA — Jacob Johnson-Drain’s 10 points led the Salamanca unified basketball team in its big win over Cassadaga Valley.
Also scoring for the Warriors was Kaine Whitcomb (eight points), Jacob Abrams (seven points), Gordon Sullivan (six points), John Holmes-Pierce (six points), David Dunn (four points), Ashton Smith (two points), Logan Abrams (two points), Jarvis Crowe (two points) and Ernest Pinnecoose (two points).
At halftime, seniors Dunn, Johnson-Drain and Sullivan were each recognized for their efforts with the unified basketball program.
