Nine-run seventh leads Black Knights over Rockets

VAN BUREN 18P-GILBOA 6PANDORA– Van Buren scored a whopping nine runs in the seventh to run away with an 18-6 road victory over BVC foe Pandora-Gilboa Thursday evening.Audrey Riegle led the Black Knights with six RBIs, hitting a home run, a double, and three singles. Claire Maag and Ava DeCooman each drove in three runs, with Maag hitting a double and a single and DeCooman hitting two singles. Jordan Patton hit a double and three singles, batting in two runs.Jayda Schnipke doubled and drove in a run for the Rockets. Annabelle Benton added a pair of singles and an RBI.Van Buren, now 9-12 and 5-3 in conference outings, travels to Leipsic today at 5 for another BVC contest. P-G (0-15, 0-10 BVC) travels to Kalida today at 5 in a PCL matchup.Van Buren 400 014 9–18-17-6P-Gilboa 100 031 1–6-6-4WP– Miller. LP– Benton. TOP HITTERS: (VB) Riegle HR, 2B, 3-1B, 6 RBI; Maag 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; DeCooman 2-1B, 3 RBI; Patton 2B, 3-1B, 2 RBI; (VB) Schnipke 2B, RBI. DEFIANCE 7L-BENTON 5DEFIANCE– Four runs across the fifth and sixth innings helped Defiance squeak past Liberty-Benton at home on Thursday.Despite the Eagles responding with a three-run seventh, the Bulldogs escaped with the 7-5 win.Defiance's Addison Roth hit a triple and two singles, driving in two runs. Addison Miller doubled and batted in a run. Elise Brzezinski batted in two runs for the Eagles, hitting a triple. Lauren Erdeljac hit a double and a single, while Sophie McDaniel recorded a single and an RBI.The Eagles (16-8) travel to Arlington today at 5 for a BVC collision.L-Benton 200 000 3–5-8-0Defiance 102 031 X–7-9-3WP– Krebs. LP– Gerken. TOP HITTERS: (DEF) Roth 3B, 2-1B, 2 RBI; Miller 2B, RBI; (L-B) Brzezinski 3B, 2 RBI. COL. GROVE 10BLUFFTON 4BLUFFTON– Columbus Grove's four-run fourth inning helped it to a 10-4 victory over NWC rival Bluffton on the road. Saige Benroth drove in three runs for the Bulldogs, hitting a double and a single. Hannah Brodwolf went 4-for-5 from the plate, hitting four singles. Avery Birnesser batted in two runs, hitting a single. Bluffton's Macy Schaadt doubled, singled, and recorded an RBI. Greta Myers added two singles and an RBI.The Bulldogs, now 7-12 and 5-6 in the NWC, host Pandora-Gilboa on Saturday at 11. The Pirates (7-10, 3-2 NWC) travel to Lima Central Catholic today at 5. Col. Grove 320 400 1–10-13-2Bluffton 101 100 1–4-13-3WP– Dunn. LP– Worcester. TOP HITTERS: (CG) Benroth 2B, 1B, 3 RBI; Brodwolf 4-1B; (BLUF) Schaadt 2B, 1B, RBI; Myers 2-1B, RBI. N. BALTIMORE 7RIVERDALE 1NORTH BALTIMORE– North Baltimore drove in three runs in the bottom of the sixth to seal a 7-1 home victory over Riverdale on Thursday. Ava Delancy doubled twice for the Tigers, batting in a pair of runs. Avery Benedict also drove in two runs, hitting a single. Jessica Trout doubled, singled, and added an RBI.Halie Hites homered for the Falcons, going 2-for-2 at the plate with a single as well. North Baltimore (11-7) travels to Stryker at noon on Saturday, while Riverdale (7-14) hosts Elmwood at 10 a.m. in a BVC clash. Riverdale 001 000 0–1-5-2N. Baltimore 002 023 x–7-8-1WP– Lennard. LP– Manns. TOP HITTERS: (NB) Delancy 2-2B, 2 RBI; Trout 2B, 1B, RBI; Benedict 1B, 2 RBI; (RIV) Hites HR, 1B, RBI.