ACCIDENT — No. 1 Northern scored six runs in the second inning, leading to an 11-1 five-inning win over East Hardy on Friday.
Luke Ross doubled and Wally Brands singled before a two-run error and a sacrifice fly put the Huskies (17-1) in front 6-1.
Brands led Northern with two hits and an RBI while Nick Riley and Wyatt Hull each stole a pair of bases.
Robert Deatelhauser allowed one run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts across five innings for the Huskies.
Garrett VanMeter doubled in the first for the Cougars (5-14) lone run.
East Hardy hosts Cameron on Saturday at 3 p.m.
No. 3 Frankfort 9, Bridgeport 2
SHORT GAP, W.Va. — In a matchup of two top-five teams in the MetroNews West Virginia Class AAA poll, Frankfort emerged victorious against Bridgeport on Friday.
Jaxon Hare went six innings for the Falcons (17-6), allowing two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Blake Jacobs and Jacob Nething each recorded three hits for Frankfort.
Jacobs sent a solo shot to left to leadoff the bottom of the second.
The Falcons head to Jefferson on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Petersburg 11, Southern 0
OAKLAND — Payton Metheny’s five-inning gem on the mound led Petersburg over Southern on Friday.
Metheny only allowed one hit and one run while striking out six for the Vikings (14-5).
Peyton Tingler hit a three-run home run in the first inning that put Petersburg in front 3-0.
Caden Arbaugh led the Vikings with three hits including a double.
Ryan Bird’s leadoff double in the second was the only hit for the Rams (8-8).
Jared Haskiell was charged with three earned runs off four hits and a walk with three strikeouts for Southern.
The Rams close the regular season at Keyser (4-16) on Monday at 7 p.m.
Petersburg heads to Elkins on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Clear Spring 9, Mountain Ridge 3
CLEAR SPRING — Clear Spring out-hit Mountain Ridge 12-3, leading to a win on Friday.
The Blazers had three players record two hits each while six others had one.
Eli Sibley was one of three Miners (5-12) with a hit and led the team with two RBIs.
Mountain Ridge hosts No. 5 Fort Hill (10-7) on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
East Fairmont 7, Keyser 4
KEYSER, W.Va. — Tied at 4 in the top of the seventh, East Fairmont loaded the bases and scored three runs to defeat Keyser on Friday.
Carter McKnight cleared the bases on a double before Will Hawkins doubled on the next at-bat.
The Bees out-hit the Golden Tornado (4-16) by a 13-7 margin led by Brody Bledsoe’s four.
Layton Valentine was one out shy of a complete game for Keyser.
He allowed six earned runs off 13 hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Keyser hosts Philip Barbour and Preston on Saturday.
Tygarts Valley 6-20, Moorefield 2-9
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — Tygarts Valley swept Friday’s doubleheader over Moorefield, winning 6-2 in the opener and 20-9 in the finale.
In the first game, the Yellow Jackets (3-18) committed six errors while combining for two hits.
Trevor Baldwin recorded both hits for Moorefield and drove in both runs.
Baldwin was an out shy of a complete game, allowing two earned runs on six hits and five walks with nine strikeouts.
Game two produced plenty of offense as the teams combined for 29 runs off 34 hits.
Blake Snyder led the Jackets going 3 for 4 while Oliver Crites, Cyrus Kump and Caleb Flinn each recorded two hits.
Jacob Wamsley hit two home runs for Tygarts Valley in the finale.
He hit a two-run shot in the sixth and a two-run inside-the-park home run in the first.
The Yellow Jackets host Cameron on Saturday followed by Berkeley Springs on Tuesday at 6 p.m.