Littlestown softball outlasts Schulykill Valley for Class 3A quarterfinal victory

Littlestown softball outlasts Schulykill Valley for Class 3A quarterfinal victory

Littlestown softball broke a tie with Schuylkill Valley in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on to earn a 5-2 win Monday in a District 3 Class 3A quarterfinal matchup.The Bolts and Panthers were knotted at two when Emilie Hawver hit a go-ahead RBI single that scored Reese Rucker and claimed a 3-2 lead. Hawver scored on a pop fly from Ashlynn Gorsuch a few plays later, and Sarah Loveless added an insurance run on an errant throw.