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Jax Thomas, Owen Cook and Gabe Maby strung together consecutive, one-out singles in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday to lift Susquehanna over visiting Forest City, 5-4, and into the District 2 Class A baseball championship game.

The Sabers (6-12) were scheduled to face top-seeded MMI Prep (7-13) Tuesday for the title.

The district semifinal game came down to the last inning.

Susquehanna led 3-1 before Forest City scored three times in the top of the seventh.

The Sabers had two just two hits going into the bottom of the inning.

Thomas singled to left field, then went to third when Cook singled to center field.

Cook stole second.

Maby singled up the middle, driving in Thomas. When the throw to the plate got away, Cook scored the winning run.

Caedon Stone went the distance for the Sabers, striking out six and walking one. He allowed seven hits and three earned runs. He threw 62 of his 92 pitches for strikes.

Stone worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the top of the first.

Thomas led off the bottom of the inning with a walk and scored on two wild pitches and a passed ball.

Forest City’s Peyton Reynolds singled to start the second inning, then stole a base and scored on a pair of errors.

The Sabers moved right back in front in the bottom of the inning, but Forest City got out of a bases-loaded situation with an inning-ending double play.

Alex Krayeski singled in another run for Susquehanna in the fifth.

Jeremy Slick struck out six while pitching into the seventh inning for the Foresters.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Susquehanna County will be represented in the District 2 Class 2A softball championship game after Elk Lake defeated Blue Ridge, 13-2, in five innings May 19 to move into a matchup with top-seeded Montrose.

The Lady Meteors had a quarterfinal bye.

Blue Ridge scored in the top of the first to take the lead, but Elk Lake answered with six runs in the bottom of the inning and five more in the second.

Celeste Clark homered, doubled and drove in four runs.

Brynn Warriner and Lydia Howell joined Clark in going 2-for-2. Warriner scored three times and drove in two runs. Howell had a double.

Nami Patton struck out five and did not walk a batter while also contributing a triple and RBI to the offense.

Piper Keeney doubled.

Peyton Rutter and Kaylee Rutter each went 2-for-3 for the Lady Raiders.

Dunmore shut out Mountain View, 15-0, in the other quarterfinal.

Susquehanna and Forest City were knocked out of the Class A playoffs with semifinal losses to the top two seeds.

Old Forge defeated Susquehanna, 13-3, in five innings and Holy Cross handled Forest City, 16-1, in three innings.

Joselyn DeStefano homered twice and drove in five runs to help host Old Forge build a 13-0 lead after four innings.

Jordan Oney-Roth went 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Lady Sabers.

Cassandra Cottrell doubled twice.

Jules Galella went 3-for-3 with a homer, double, three runs and three RBI for Holy Cross.

Ava Schmidt got eight of her nine outs in a one-hitter and drove in the run that capped the seven-run third and ended the game.

Maya DeSantis had a grand slam and drove in six runs total.

Claire Lombardi had the only Forest City hit.

In baseball, Elk Lake defeated Blue Ridge, 15-5, in five innings to reach the semifinals.

The Warriors were set to host Lackawanna Trail in a game that was scheduled Friday, after deadline for this edition.

Brayden Miller, who pitched the first three rebounds, had a single, double and three RBI for the Warriors.

Connor Stephens, who doubled, and Max Hollett each had two hits and two RBI.

Alden Felker singled, doubled and scored twice.

Lucas Benscoter doubled in his only official at bat, drew two walks and scored twice.

Mason Falkenberger had two hits and two RBI for Blue Ridge.

Lackawanna Trail edged Mountain View, 2-1, in another semifinal.

William Evans was working on a four-hitter when Mountain View loaded the bases with one out in the seventh.

Michael Palmer came in to strike out two straight batters and secure the win.

Jordan Jagger struck out 11 in a four-hitter for Mountain View. He walked two and did not allow an earned run.

Jagger also drove in the team’s only run.

Lakeland defeated Montrose, 14-4, in six innings May 19 in a Class 3A quarterfinal.

The Chiefs pulled away with four runs in the fifth and ended the game with four more in the bottom of the sixth.

Chase Harman had two hits and two RBI for Lakeland.

THE WEEK AHEAD

The Elk Lake-Montrose winner is set to face the winner of the other semifinal between Holy Redeemer and Dunmore in Wednesday’s District 2 Class 2A softball championship game.

In baseball, the District 2 Class 2A championship game is set for Friday.

The Elk Lake-Lackawanna Trail winner will face either Wyoming Seminary or top-seeded Holy Redeemer.

The first round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association baseball and softball state tournaments is set for Monday, June 1.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Because of an earlier deadline for the holiday, the PIAA Track and Field Championships and other weekend events will be covered in next week’s edition of the Susquehanna County Transcript.

TOM ROBINSON writes a weekly local sports column for the Susquehanna County Transcript. He can be reached online at RobbyTR@aol.com or followed on Twitter at @tomjrobinson.