Softball teams had a full slate of games ahead of the early evening rain. Canon-McMillan couldn’t hold a late two-run lead, losing at Baldwin and dropping into fourth place in 6A Section 1. Trinity beat Moon for the second time this year, opening a two-game lead over the Tigers for the last 5A Section 4 playoff berth. Ringgold lost to Uniontown, forcing the Rams into a win-out situation with four games remaining. McGuffey swept a doubleheader from Brownsville to stay alive in 3A Section 3. OLSH rallied from three runs down to beat Burgettstown in 2A Section 1 while Chartiers-Houston run-ruled Fort Cherry. Bentworth’s win over Beth-Center keeps the Bearcats in the race for the fourth playoff berth in 2A Section 3. Avella lost to Greensburg Central Catholic, putting the Eagles into a must-win situation with three games left to play.
Wednesday, we learned that Sto-Rox would be unable to play the remainder of its 2A Section 1 schedule. The Vikings had only played three games. Because Sto-Rox had played one section opponent twice, the WPIAL has declared all unplayed section games as forfeits, games that can not be replaced on the Vikings’ opponents schedules.
Just after noon today, the WPIAL Office released news that Wash High is not able to complete its softball schedule due to several COVID shutdowns at the school over the past month. The Little Prexies had played only one game (vs. Charleroi) in 2A Section 3. The League has declared forfeits to the other section opponents for one game each and declared the second scheduled games as “no contest” leaving the door open for those schools to pick a replacement game so long as they do not exceed the PIAA-established 20-game maximum.