Nick Machusko led a 20-hit attack with four hits – including a two-run homer — and five RBIs, powering Moon Area to a 16-6 victory over South Fayette Tuesday in a WPIAL Class 5A Section 2 baseball game at South Fayette.
Eight players had at least two hits each for Moon, which scored seven runs in the first two innings but saw South Fayette answer with six in their first three at-bats. The Tigers then broke the game open with a seven-run fifth inning and added single runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings.
Will Swisher’s two-run single started the scoring in the fifth and Machusko followed with his two-run bomb to make it 11-6. Taylor Ebner contributed an RBI single to drive home Owen Amey, who had doubled, and Thad Longwell wrapped up the scoring in that inning with a two-run single.
The Tigers and Lions traded two-run first-innings, with Moon’s first run coming home on a wild pitch and the second one courtesy of Machusko’s RBI double.
The Tigers followed with a five-run second inning to go on top 7-2. Longwell’s RBI single gave Moon a 3-2 lead and Savario Vandetti followed with a run-scoring single to make it 4-2. The third RBI single of the inning, this one from Swisher, increased Moon’s lead to 5-2 and Machusko followed suit with yet another run-scoring single to make it 6-2. The Tigers’ final run of the inning scored on an error, giving Moon a 7-2 lead.
Carlynton 8, Riverview 6
Isaac Anker’s RBI single snapped a 6-6 tie in the seventh inning and that proved to be the difference in the Cougars’ come-from-behind win over the host Raiders in a Class 2A Section 3 game.
Carlynton trailed 6-3 heading into the top of the seventh but scored five runs to take an 8-6 lead. Ashton Donlin singled home the first run of the inning, Graydon Harvey smacked a two-run single to tie the game, Anker followed with his game-winning base hit and Mike Jenkins tacked on an RBI single to close out the scoring.
Carlynton out-hit Riverview 13-7. Anker finished with three hits while Harvey, Eric Firle and Dominic Ciabattoni each collected two. Harvey drove in three runs for the winners and Ciabattoni finished with a pair.
Sewickley Academy 6, Bishop Canevin 5
The Panthers bunched their scoring in the first three innings and then held off the visiting Crusaders for a Class 1A Section 3 victory.
Sewickley Academy scored twice in the first, only to see Bishop Canevin answer with two in the top of the second on Nate Astor’s two-run single. After the Panthers scored in their half of the second, Julian Pope’s run-scoring single in the third again tied it for Bishop Canevin.
Sewickley Academy went in front for good, 6-3, with three runs in the bottom of the third. The Crusaders pulled to within two runs on John Poppert’s RBI double in the fifth and cut the margin to 6-5 in the seventh on Astor’s second RBI base hit. Bishop Canevin loaded the bases in that inning with two outs but could not bring home the tying run.
Astor finished with two hits and three RBIs while Pope collected three hits and an RBI. Jamin Brock went 2 for 4 in the loss.
SOFTBALL
Moon Area 10, Deer Lakes 2
Brooklyn Hall had two hits, including a home run, and drove in two to pace the Tigers past the Lancers in a non-section game.
Abbie Warnagiris and Avery Joyce each had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers and Katie DeMarco went 2 for 5 at the plate in addition to pitching six innings of four-hit ball. DeMarco allowed one unearned run and one walk while striking out nine.
The Tigers got on the board in the first inning on Sydney Ray’s RBI single. Moon added to its lead in the third inning when DeMarco and Danica Bacu both singled and both moved up on a wild pitch, then scored on successive sacrifices to make it 3-0.
Deer Lakes pulled one run closer in the bottom of the third but the Tigers got that run back on Hall’s solo home run leading off the sixth inning, and they went on to score two more runs in that inning and four in the seventh to seal the win.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 14, Carlynton 4
The Chargers bolted out of the gate fast, scoring seven runs in the first inning and 11 in the first three in a Class 2A Section 3 matchup at Carlynton.
Julia Pinter and Sophia Wasko led OLSH’s 16-hit attack with three hits apiece while Leann Walzer, Sydney Trippe and Camryn Hummel each added two. Hummel, Pinter and Mya Eshenbaugh each drove in three runs.
Eshenbaugh’s two-run home in the first inning keyed the seven-run rally and Hummel and Trippe each contributed an RBI double in the same inning.
Ava Kimberling and Ava Barber each had two hits for Carlynton, which totaled seven in all.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Montour 3, Moon Area 0
The Spartans prevailed in a non-section match at home, winning by set scores of 25-12, 25-21 and 25-16.
Isaiah Henderson led Montour with nine kills while Adrian Sanchez and Gaige Schoff contributed seven kills apiece for the Spartans.
Logan Anderson-Stewart paced Moon with 12 kills, Kingston Brown contributed four blocks and Henrik Wright registered 16 assists for the Tigers.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 3, Gateway 1
Isaac Tarbuk and Brady Rooney combined for 25 kills as the Chargers rebounded from a 25-20 opening-set loss to take the next three, 25-14, 25-20 and 25-19, in a non-section match at the Angela Activities Center.
Tarbuk finished with 13 kills and seven service aces for OLSH. Rooney added 12 kills and Paddy Altmar contributed nine. Aiden Curry totaled 33 assists in the four games for the Chargers, who improved to 3-0 with the win.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Keystone Oaks 34, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 20
Shae Trombetta, Natalie Turcios and Ashlynn Johnson each scored one touchdown for the Chargers, but it wasn’t enough in a loss to the Eagles.
Turcios also scored on a two-point conversion and Katie McCullough picked off a pass for the Chargers.
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