Susquenita stepped out of Mid-Penn play for a Monday visit to Tri-Valley League foe Halifax and came away with a 12-10 victory and its 13th win of the season.
The Blackhawks' Kayla Rhome earned the win with a seventh-inning relief stint from Rachael Sterner who got the save. Rhome scattered seven hits. Now 13-2 and 9-1 in the MPC, Susquenita scored five times in the fifth and four in the sixth while accumulating 12 total hits.
Newport (10-4/7-4) picked up 10 hits in a 9-5 win over Line Mountain. The Buffaloes built an 8-1 lead with help from a three-run home run by Megan Reeser. ... York County team Fannett-Metal blitzed Greenwood 14-1. ... In another non-league game, James Buchanan shut out McConnellsburg, 4-0.
LEBANON COUNTY: Annville-Cleona trimmed Lancaster Catholic 7-1 to set up a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section IV title showdown at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday against Pequea Valley at Garrett Park. Chrisi Lerchen tossed a three-hitter for A-C (12-6/11-5) and Darian Brenner cracked a two-run triple. ... Elizabethtown's Val Hernley tossed a two-hitter to keep Lebanon High winless after a 17-0, three-inning victory. ... Lancaster Mennonite yielded no hits to Lebanon Catholic (1-16) in a 7-0 win. ... Elco stopped Northern Lebanon on a two-hitter ad Maddie Shaak, Emily Yingst, Holly Smith and Cheyenne Hassler each had two hits for the winners. Paige Stuppy had both of the Vikings' hits. ... Manheim Twp. (13-4) nipped Cedar Crest (10-8) 4-3. A three-run rally in the sixth inning fell short for the Falcons who host Central Dauphin today.
AROUND THE MID-PENN: Central Dauphin East (9-8) climbed above .500 with a 3-1 win over Middletown. The Panthers had six total hits and scored three times in the third inning, the key hit Abigail Ebright's run-scoring single. Losing pitcher Sarah Gossard registered nine strikeouts. ... Chambersburg and Carlisle completed a game suspended on April 19 and the Trojans prevailed 7-3. Alexis Shearer had a three-run triple on the 19th and had another RBI on Monday. ... Shippensburg picked up its 12th win with a 3-2 victory over Gettysburg. Kylie Starliper reached on an error and scored the winning run on a single by Brooke Barrett.