PREP: South Central picks up home FC win over Western

GREENWICH — The South Central softball team steadily outscored Western Reserve to pick up a Firelands Conference win, topping the Roughriders by a 12-1 score in five innings on Tuesday. With the win, South Central improved to 5-9 overall and 3-5 in the FC. The 'Riders fell to 0-17 overall (0-8 FC). Maddy Prater allowed an unearned run and just one hit — a single by Grace Elkin — in her five innings in the circle for the Trojans. She struck out three and walked one (Ellie Blankenship). Hannah Ayers hit a double and a home run and finished with five RBIs for South Central. Annie Cook was 3 for 3 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored, while catcher Kaylee Richards was 3 for 3 with a triple and scored twice. Prater tripled and was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, while Kailee Beaver was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. W. Reserve 001 00 — 1 1 1 So. Central 023 25 — 12 14 1 WP: Prater; LP: Riley 2B: (SC) Cook 2, Ayers, Hudson; 3B: (SC) Prater, Richards; HR: (SC) Ayers Mapleton 4, St. Paul 3 ORANGE TWP. — The Flyers saw their seven-game win streak come to an end with a narrow defeat to FC co-leading Mapleton on Tuesday. St. Paul fell to 9-11 overall and 4-5 in the FC with the loss to the Mounties (13-6, 8-1). Tuesday's game was tied at 3-3 when the Mounties scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. St. Paul had led 3-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning. The Flyers were able to do their damage with extra base hits — as all six of their hits were doubles or triples. Presley Stang doubled and drove in all three runs for St. Paul, while Josalyn Vazquez hit two triples and scored two of the three runs. Sammy Lippert added two doubles, while Klaire Hickey also had a double. Morgan Baxter pitched six innings in the circle, allowing four earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and two walks. St. Paul 100 002 0 — 3 6 2 Mapleton 001 002 1 — 4 9 2 2B: (SP) Lippert 2, Hickey, Stang; 3B: (SP) Vazquez 2 TENNIS Columbian 4, Norwalk 1 NORWALK — The Truckers fell to 11-5 overall and 7-2 in the SBC Lake Division with Tuesday's home loss to the Tornadoes, who now have a two-match lead with five to go after the victory. At first singles, Norwalk's Carson Colahan fell to Jacob Weingart (6-3, 6-4), and Ashton Coe lost to Brian Siesel at second singles (7-5, 6-3). Columbian's Trey Shuey defeated Ethan Brown (6-1, 6-0) at third singles. Columbian's first doubles team of Landin Daum and Tyler Yandura beat Dylan Peaco and Braden Lloyd (7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1). Norwalk picked up its lone win at second doubles as Bryan Sommers and Josh Newhouse beat Andrew Shawberry and Bryce Burns in another three-set match (6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-1). Edison 4, Calvert 1 TIFFIN — The Chargers improved to 11-2 overall and 8-1 in the SBC Bay Division with Tuesday's win over the Senecas. At first singles, Lincoln Meredith swept Brodi Cooper (6-0, 6-0) and Nate Spence topped AJ Hemminger at second singles (6-0, 6-2). Third singles saw Calvert's Harry Schultz defeat Noah Proctor (6-1, 7-5). At first doubles, Noah Pulaski and Marcus Medina defeated Reed Warnemant and Lydia Ardner (6-4, 6-4). The second doubles team of Andrew Kibler and August Berckmueller beat Corrine Griffin and Samantha Wellman (6-0, 6-3).