May 5, 2018 2 min read

Ian Hess hit a two-run double, Zach Rohaley pitched a complete game and Canon-McMillan edged Peters Township 3-1 in a Class 6A Section 3 game between playoff-bound teams Saturday at Wild Things Park.

Canon-McMillan (9-3, 12-5) led 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth when Hess delivered a key two-run double. Peters Township (6-6, 9-9) avoided the shutout by scoring a run in the top of the seventh against Rohaley, who fired a three-hitter and struck out eight against one walk.

• Chartiers-Houston had a huge week in Section 1-AA but the Bucs ran out of steam against Steel Valley in a nonsection game, falling to the Ironmen 14-0 in five innings.

Steel Valley (9-5) led 5-0 before scoring nine times in the top of the fifth. The Ironmen had 11 hits, including five doubles. Alex Ligeros was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Chartiers-Houston (10-7) had its four-game winning streak end as Steel Valley’s Mason haley threw a two-hitter.

• Josh Hoffman hit a home run and Belle Vernon scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning en route to a 12-2 thumping of Elizabeth Forward in a six-inning Section 3-AAAA game.

The win moves Belle Vernon (10-4, 11-4) into a tie for second place in the section with West Mifflin.

Hoffman led the Leopards’ 12-hit attack, going 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and a double. Jordan Hartman, Joe Sabolek and Trevor Schrock also doubled.

Winning pitcher Max Gauden pitched 5 1/3 innings. EF (2-12, 5-14) had 10 hits but left 13 runners on base.