High school softball: Charleroi adds to logjam atop section
Charleroi created a four-way tie for first place in Class 2A Section 3 with a 16-1 victory over Fort Cherry in four innings Monday.
The win moves Charleroi to 4-1 in the section and 9-1 overall. The Cougars are tied for first place with Bentworth, Burgettstown and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
The Cougars led Fort Cherry (2-4, 3-5) by 3-0 before erupting for 10 runs in the third inning.
Winning pitcher Sofia Celaschi struck out nine and did not issue a walk. Riley Jones drove in three and scored three times.
Fort Cherry’s Adryonna Herbst went 2-for-2 with a home run.
• Chartiers-Houston took control in the fifth and sixth innings to down Jefferson-Morgan, 13-2, in Class A Section 2.
The Rockets (3-3, 5-4) had a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the third before the Bucs (5-1, 6-4) scored four times for a 5-2 advantage.
Winning pitcher Meadow Ferri struck out 11. She had two hits, including a double, and two RBI. Teammate Lauren Rush tripled. Seanna Riggle doubled and tripled, and Ella Richey doubled.