CHAMPION’S MOMENTUM NOT SLOWING DOWN

WARREN OH- Champion scored 13 runs in the third inning, which helped them defeat Crestview 17-6 on Tuesday at Champion High School. Hailey Householder singled, scoring one run, Bella Weber singled, scoring three runs, Maddison Sylvester singled, scoring two runs, Gabrielle Gradishar tripled, scoring one run, Addison Warzala doubled, scoring one run, Isabella Meyer doubled, scoring one run, Sam Strock singled, scoring one run, one run scored on another play, Maylee Nadaud singled, scoring one run, and Sylvester singled, scoring one run.

Champion jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Meyer singled, scoring one run, and Strock hit a sacrifice fly, scoring two runs. Sadie Halloran hit a solo home run to left field in the top of the second for the Crestview. Gradishar answered and hit a solo home run to left field in the bottom of the second.

Crestview flipped the game on its head in the top of the third, scoring five runs on four hits to take a

6-4 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Cook that drove in two.

Gradishar earned the win for the Golden Flashes. The righty allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out three and walking none. Kerrigan Miller took the loss for Crestview. She went three innings, giving up 17 runs (14 earned) on 15 hits, striking out three and walking four. Strock stepped in the circle first for Champion. The right-handed pitcher allowed eight hits and six runs (two earned) over three innings, striking out one and walking none.

The Flashes piled up 17 hits in the game. Sylvester, the number nine hitter, led the way with three runs batted in. She went 2-for-3 on the day. Householder led with three hits in four at bats. Warzala, Gradishar, Strock, Meyer, and Nadaud each collected multiple hits. Meyer stole two bases. Champion turned one double play in the game.