Edison outslugs Willard to stay in first place

MILAN — The Edison softball team survived an early scare from Willard to remain in a first-place tie atop the SBC Bay Division standings with a 17-12 win on Wednesday. Tied at 5-5 after two-plus innings, Edison scored eight times in the bottom of the third to take control. The Chargers (14-4, 8-1) are tied with Margaretta (13-5, 6-1) with one game remaining after each team won the head-to-head home meeting this season. Edison visits Huron on May 18 to try and clinch at least a share of the league championship. Edison had seven doubles in the win, including two from Lariah McMinn, who finished 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs and runs scored. Stella Brown was also 3 for 4 with three RBIs, while Natalie Desautels was 2 for 3 with a double and drove in two. Macari Harris was also 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, while Delaney Fields, Abby Cloud, and Adyson Wechter each added a double and an RBI. Peyton Taylor singled and drove in two. For Willard (8-9, 2-5), Kenley Bond was 3 for 5 and drove in four runs. Natalie Slone was 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Adalyn Michalski singled and drove in two runs. Makenzie Sykes and Ava Deel each had a double and an RBI, and Emma Steinmetz and Brinn Trimner each singled and drove in one. Edison is at Galion on Friday and visits Division VII state-ranked No. 2 Mohawk on Saturday. Willard is at Margaretta on Thursday and Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic on Friday. Willard 041 400 2 — 12 11 2 Edison 148 022 x — 17 15 1 WP: Cloud; LP: Deel 2B: (W) Sykes, Deel; (E) McMinn 2, Fields, Harris, Cloud, Desautels, Wechter TENNIS Willard 5, Perkins 0 PERKINS TWP. — The Crimson Flashes improved to 14-3 with Wednesday's non-league win over the host Pirates at the Perkins Community Courts. Lucas Winans dropped a pair of games in his win over Aaron Benkirane (6-1, 6-1) at first singles, while Phebe Schag swept Shivan Brunning at second singles (6-0, 6-0). At third singles, Riley Branham beat Logan Cooley (6-1, 6-3). The first doubles team of Levi Schag and Mason Dawson swept Preston Miller and Nathan Reynolds (6-0, 6-0). At second doubles, Jaxson Hall and Cullen Escalera outlasted Hayden Wright and Jaden Lyons (6-1, 4-6, 10-8).