Bucktail sweeps Lady Griffins; Poorman with no-no

FARWELL, PA – Monday saw a rare softball double-header at Bucktail High School and the host Lady Bucks made short work of visiting Sullivan County, sweeping the Griffins 17-0 in the opener and 18-3 in the second game. Game one was highlighted by a 3-inning no-hitter from Emma Poorman. She allowed just one base runner, a final inning walk.

The Bucktail bats were hot in both games, 10 in the three-inning opener, another 14 in the four-inning night-cap. The victories allowed Coach Mike Poorman to utilize many players as the team preps for the approaching post-season.

Julie Green paced the Bucktail offense, going 5-for-7 in all with a double and nine runs batted in. Makenzie Wagner had four hits between the two games, including two doubles; Wagner drove in five runs on the day and leads all District Four players with her 35 RBIs. RaiLeigh Isaacs slammed four hits with three RBIs. Poorman slammed a homerun in game two and drove in two runs in that contest. Haley Burrows had three hits on the day, including a double and triple and three RBIs in game two.

Jordan Burrows pitched a complete-game 2-hitter in game two, striking out five Griffins; she also had singles in each game and drove in a total of four runs. Lily Francis was 2-for-2 on the day with a double and three RBIs. Alexis Lowery had singles in each game and two runs batted in and Kayla Probert had a double and RBI in game two.

The twin-win keeps Bucktail a solid third in the District 4 Class 1 standings with a 13-4 mark. The most recent rankings showed Northeast Bradford (13-0) at number one and Montgomery (16-1) number two. Sullivan County fell to 3-11 with the Monday losses.

Bucktail is to host Northwest (5-5) on Wednesday and finish the regular season at Benton (0-13) on Thursday.

Game One:

B  0   15  2 = 17-10-0

S   0   0   0 = 0 – 0 – 1

Game Two:

S  2  0   0   1 = 3-2-3

B  3  3  0  12 = 18-14-1