Perkins pulls away from Norwalk

PERKINS TWP. — Perkins' Aubrey Ransom homered and Hannah Koelsch added two hits as the Pirates defeated Norwalk 5-4 in a Sandusky Bay Conference Lake Division softball gam on Friday. Maddie Gamble had a double and home run for the Truckers (3-8, 1-1) in the loss. Saige Viock added a single and two runs scored. Caymen Mercer and Audryn Ott each singld with an RBI, while Reagan Mooney also had a base hit. Sophia Ames took the loss, giving up five runs (one earned) while registering seven strikeouts over six innings. Norwalk hosts Bellevue on Wednesday. Norwalk 112 000 0 — 4 8 2 Perkins 301 010 x — 5 6 0 WP: Bohn. LP: Ames. 2B: (N) Gamble; (P) Thompson. HR: (N) Gamble; (P) Ransom Willard 16, Bucyrus 7 BUCYRUS — Ellie Whitright finished a triple short of the cycle, lifting the Crimson Flashes to the non-league road win. Whitright singled, doubled, homered, drove in three runs and scored twice for Willard (5-6). Kenley Bond tripled and scored twice while Natalie Slone (two RBI) and Meredith Ames each singled and scored twice. Brinn Trimmer added two singles, three RBI and two runs. Ava Deel allowed just one earned run while striking out four to pick up the win in the circle. Willard 015 331 3 — 16 9 7 Bucyrus 132 100 0 — 7 8 7 WP: Deel. LP: Messerschmidt. 2B: (W) Whitright; (B) Weber, Fackler. 3B: (W) Bond. HR: (W) Whitright; (B) Stratton 2 BASEBALL So. Central 7, W. Reserve 6 GREENWICH — The Trojans won a critical Firelands Conference game over visiting Western Reserve in a game that was rescheduled from Tuesday because of rain. Western tied the game at 5-5 with two runs in the top of the fifth inning before South Central responded with two that proved to be the difference. Cole Frankhart had two hits and drove in two for South Central (3-5, 3-1 FC), while Parker Lane doubled with two RBI. Wes June, the typical No. 1 starter, came in for the final three innings of relief for the Trojans. He allowed an unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts and no walks. For Western (1-6, 0-4), Austin Kolb had three hits and scored twice, and Landyn Wiegel doubled and drove in two. Cooper Roe, Caleb Pausch, and Hayden Dobias each added two hits. South Central starts a big two-game FC series with St. Paul (8-1, 4-0) in Norwalk on Monday. The Roughriders head to Monroeville. W. Reserve 210 021 0 — 6 10 2 So. Central 020 320 x — 7 9 4 WP: June. LP: Roe. 2B: (WR) Wiegel. (SC) Lane TENNIS SMCC, Willard split SANDUSKY — The Panthers won a resumed match from earlier this week before Willard topped SMCC, both in Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division contests. In the first match, the Panthers (8-1, 7-1 SBC Bay) swept the doubles matches to win 3-2. In the regularly-scheduled match, Willard got a three-set win from Levi Schag at first singles to secure the 3-2 victory. Match 1 Singles: Levi Schag (W) def. Pravir Gorty (SMCC) 6-2, 6-4; Eian Etchill (SMCC) def. Mason Dawson (W) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0; Phebe Schag (W) def. Carter Snyder (SMCC) 7-5, 6-2 Doubles: Luke Spicer/Pavan Gorty (SMCC) def. Jaxson Hall/Lucas Winans (W) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Jack Davis/Mason Russell (SMCC) def. Gavin Wagner/Owen Shepard (W) 7-6 (4), 6-3 Match 2 Singles: Levi Schag (W) def. Pravir Gorty (SMCC) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7); Mason Dawson (W) def. Eian Etchill (SMCC) 6-4, 6-1; Phebe Schag (W) def. Carter Snyder (SMCC) 6-3, 6-4 Doubles: Luke Spicer/Pavan Gorty (SMCC) def. Jaxson Hall/Lucas Winans (W) 6-2, 6-2; Jack Davis/Mason Russell (SMCC) def. Gavin Wagner/JJ Bedingfield (W) 6-3, 6-1