Joseph, Ross shuts out Findlay

FINDLAY -- Cole Hull allowed just one run on four hits over five innings for Findlay, striking out three and walking one.But one run was all Fremont Ross and its starting pitcher, Camerson Joseph, needed.Joseph yielded just two hits to the Trojans while walking four and striking out nine. He walked four.The Little Giants' Cade Reineck singled in Robert Rich in the fifth inning for the game's only run.Reece Stillings and Ryan Maas each had a single for the Trojans. Maas also threw two scoreless innings of relief, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out one. Findlay dropped to 4-2 overall, 1-2 in the Northern Lakes League Buckeye Division. It will host Anthony Wayne today at 5 p.m.Fremont Ross 000 010 0 -- 1 6 0Findlay 000 000 0 -- 0 2 1WP -- C. Joseph. LP -- Hull. TOP HITTERS: (FR) Reineck 1B, RBI; Rich 1B, R. (FHS) Stillings 1B, Gebhardt 1B. RIVERDALE 15USV 4MOUNT BLANCHARD -- Riverdale was opportunistic in Thursday's 15-4 non-conference win over Upper Scioto Valley that went five innings.The Falcons had eight hits against Rams pitching -- all singles --and made the most of eight walks.Riverdale led 2-1 after the first inning, then scored nine times in the second and four times in the fifth.Leadoff hitter Grady Phelps paced Riverdale at the plate, lacing three singles, walking once and driving in five runs.Jackson Armrose scored twice and drove in a run for the Falcons, and also was the winning pitcher. He threw the first three innings and allowed one run on three hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three. He improved to 2-1 on the mound; Riverdale moved to 5-4.Tate Webber had a hit, three runs scored and an RBI for the Falcons.Upper Scioto Valley connected on three doubles in Thursday's game; one each from Maddox Underwood, Beau Sanders and Mason Thompson. Caiden Mowery took the loss, going 1 1/3 innings and allowing 11 runs, seven earned. He walked seven and struck out one.The Falcons will host Seneca East for a doubleheader Saturday. The first pitch for Game 1 is scheduled for 11 a.m.Upper Scioto Valley 100 30 -- 4 8 2Riverdale 290 04 -- 15 8 2WP --J. Armrose (2-1). LP -- Lowery. TOP HITTERS: (USV) Underwood 2B, R; Sanders 2B, R, RBI; Thompson 2B, 1B, RBI. (RIV) Phelps 3-1B, 5-RBI; Weber 1B, 3R, RBI; Armrose 2R, RBI. VAN BUREN 13ALLEN EAST 3HARROD -- Cohen Stevens slapped three singles and drove in two runs, and Grady Mason fanned 12 Allen East hitters as the Black Knight routed the Mustangs, 13-3.James Patton had two hits and two RBIs, and Diego Rivera singled, scored and plated two runs.Mason helped himself with two singles and three runs scored, and Van Buren used a six-run third to put distance between itself and Allen East.Mason gave up five hits and three runs, though each run was unearned. He didn't walk a batter.The Black Knights improved to 11-1.Allen East's Marshal Capps singled and drove in a run, while teammate Travis Stanley doubled and scored.Levi Clum started on the mound for the Mustangs and went five innings, allowing 11 runs on 10 hits. Three of those runs were unearned. He struck out eight and walked a pair.Van Buren 306 022 -- 13 12 1Allen East 120 000 -- 3 5 4WP -- Mason. LP -- Clum. TOP HITTERS: (VB) Stevens 3-1B, RBI; Lance 2-1B, 2R; Rivera 1B, 2-RBI, R. (AE) Capps 1B, RBI; Stanley 2B, R. H. NORTHERN 5C-R 2DOLA -- Hardin Northern hurler Kruz Curtis allowed Cory-Rawson batters just two hits -- singles from Dom Moon and Zyven Smith -- and threw six shutout innings before yielding two runs in the seventh in a 5-2 Polar Bear win.It was Curtis' first decision of the season. He struck out six and walked three, and neither run was earned.Hardin Northern scored twice in the fourth, and tallied single runs in the first, third and fifth.Mason Stewart singled, doubled and drove in a run for the Polar Bears, while River Guinn and Karter Terhak each collected two singles and an RBI. Hardin Northern improved to 7-2 and 2-1 in the NWCC.Moon drove in both Hornets runs. Mason Hall started on the mound and went five innings for Cory-Rawson, taking the loss. He allowed five runs, three earned, on seven hits. He struck out nine and walked four.Cory-Rawson 000 000 2 -- 2 2 4Hardin Northern 101 210 X -- 5 9 2WP -- Curtis (1-0). LP -- Hall. TOP HITTERS (C-R) Moon 1B, 2-RBI; Z. Smith 1B. (HN) Stewart 2B, 1B, RBI; R. Guinn 2-1B, RBI; Terhark 2-1B, RBI. U. SANDUSKY 8WYNFORD 7UPPER SANDUSKY --Kasen Gottfied singled twice and had three RBIs, and Upper Sandusky rallied from a 7-3 deficit, getting single runs in the seventh and eighth to walk off Wynford, 8-7.Justin Heilman singled twice, scored three times and drove in two runs for the Rams, who improved to 6-1, 4-1 in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. Heilman also went the first seven innings on the mound for Upper Sandusky, getting a no-decision. He allowed seven runs, four earned, on nine hits, walking one and punching out three.Brodie Cox worked a scoreless eighth, allowing a hit and striking out a batter, to pick up the win. Kaleb Francis doubled, singled and drove in a run for USHS.Landon Miller homered for the Royals, also singling and driving in two runs.Seth Pope recorded the first two outs of the top of the eighth for Wynford, giving up a run and taking the loss.Wynford 231 010 00 -- 7 10 1Upper Sandusky 102 012 11 -- 8 12 3WP -- Cox. LP -- S. Pope. TOP HITTERS: Miller HR, 1B, 2-RBI. (US) Justin Heilman 2-1B, 3R, 2-RBI; Gottfied 2-1B, 3-RBI; Francis 2B, 1B, RBI.