Unbeaten Elmwood run rules Wauseon

SOFTBALL ELMWOOD 13WAUSEON 3BLOOMDALE – The Jerry City Road juggernaut continued to roll on Friday when unbeaten and state-ranked Elmwood used a solid start and a big finish to beat Wauseon 13-3 in a nonleague softball matchup.Addi Hoffman earned the pitching win in the five-inning contest, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out three. She also contributed in a big way offensively, lining a single and a home run and driving in two runs.Libbie Tyson (2-1B, 2B) had three hits and Leah Allison (2-1B, 2 RBI), Maddy Campbell (1B, 2B, RBI), Jillian Mains (2-1B) and Bristol Evans (2-1B) had two each. Elmwood jumped ahead with three-run rallies in the first and second innings, then run-ruled Wauseon (7-5) with five runs in the fifth.Now 13-0 overall and 5-0 in the Blanchard Valley Conference, Elmwood is at Defiance today, then travels to Liberty-Benton on Monday for a BVC showdown with the Eagles (10-5, 4-1 BVC).Wauseon 110 10—3 6 4Elmwood 331 15—13 15 2WP—Hoffman. LP—Teal. TOP HITTERS: (Wau) Russell 2-1B, EBI. (Elm) Sander 1B, RBI; Tyson 2-1B, 2B; Allison 2-1B, 2 RBI; Hoffman 1B, HR, 2 RBI; Campbell 1B, 2B, RBI; Main 2-1B; Evans 2-1B. MILLER CITY 8BLUFFTON 2BLUFFTON – There wasn't one single thing that decided Miller City's 8-2 softball win over Bluffton on Friday.Actually, it was a lot of singles that did the damage.Fourteen of Miller City's 15 hits were singles, but the Wildcats used a few walks, a couple of errors, five stolen bases and some key hits to move the runners along and score enough runs to chalk up their sixth straight victory. Alivia Palmer did have a two-run double for the Wildcats (8-4), while Kierra Ruhe and Lizzie Ellerbrock lashed three base hits and Maddie Barlage, Teagan Barlage and Sophia Ruck had two each.Peyton Worcester had three hits in the lead-off spot for Bluffton. Macy Schaadt and Cam Fruchey added two hits each for the Pirates (3-7).Miller City 020 312 0—8 15 1Bluffton 101 000 0—2 9 3WP—Gilgenbach. LP—Worcester. TOP HITTERS: (MC) Ruhe 3-1B, RBI; M. Barlage 2-1B; Reichley 1B, RBI; Palmer 2B, 2 RBI; T. Barlage 2-1B, RBI; Ellerbrock 3-1B, RBI; Ruck 2-1B. (Blu) Worcester 3-1B; Schaadt 2-1B; Boyles 1B, RBI; Fruchey 2-1B. SENECA EAST 8CAREY 2CAREY – Savannah Gayheart pitched a five-hitter and Seneca East used two big innings to upend Carey 8-2 in Northern 10 Conference softball action on Friday.Gayheart struck out five and allowed just one earned run. Addy Dawson drove in two runs with three base hits and Hanna Featheringill and Paige Miller had two singles each for the Tigers (2-7, 1-4 N10), who broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the fourth inning, then tacked on another three runs in the fifth..Emma Turner had a single, a double and drove in a run for Carey (6-8, 1-4 N10).Seneca East 100 430 0—8 10 2Carey 010 010 0—2 5 4WP—Gayheart. LP—Hanna. TOP HITTERS: (SE) Dawson 3-1B, 2 RBI; Featheringill 2-1B; Miller 2-1B. (Car) Turner 1B, 2B, RBI. P. HENRY 15VAN BUREN 8HAMLER – Patrick Henry erupted for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 6-6 tie and beat Van Buren 15-8.Sophomore shortstop Elisiana Wyandt doubled, homered and drove in four runs for Patrick Henry (6-4). Aviana Hahn also knocked in four runs and Sophie Schwab had two singles and a double.Van Buren lead-off hitter Jordan Patton was 4-for-5 with three singles and a double. Audrey Riegle had two singles, a double and two RBI, Ava DeCooman added two hits, and Claire Miller had three RBI.Van Buren 000 042 2—8 14 7P. Henry 203 019 x—15 15 2WP—Schmeltz. LP—Patton. TOP HITTERS: (VB) Patton 3-1B, 2B; Miller 1B, 3 RBI; Riegle 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; DeCooman 2-1B, RBI; Moore 1B, 2B. (PH) Wyandt 2B, HR, 4 RBI; James 2-1B, RBI; Schwab 2-1B, 2B; Garcia 2-1B, RBI; Hahn 2-1B, 4 RBI. McCOMB 24 P-G 5 McCOMB -- McComb's batters hit six doubles against Pandora-Gilboa Friday, scoring 10 runs in the first inning, nine runs in the second before rolling to a 24-5 BVC win. Lilly Sebring doubled twice , scored three times and drove in three runs for the Panthers. Alyvia Saheen singled twice, scored three runs and had three RBIs. For the Rockets, Kelsie Carlson singled twice, scored twice and drove in a run.