SOFTBALL
Chambersburg 8, Altoona 3: The Trojans nursed a 4-3 lead into the fourth inning, but 2 runs in that inning and 2 more in the fifth put away a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory for them over the Mountain Lions on Thursday afternoon at Norlo Park.

Addison Gsell

Sanay Jones started and went 4 innings to get the win, allowing 4 hits, a walk and 2 earned runs. Issie Slimmer threw the final 3 scoreless innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 walk.

Bree Paetow was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple, and scored 3 times. Addison Gsell and Malia Cramer each had a hit and drove in 3 runs each.

After Altoona scored 2 runs in the top of the first, the Trojans (12-4, 9-3 MPC) loaded the bases and Cramer cleared them with a 3-run double. A triple by Paetow and a grounder to short by Gsell made it 4-3 in the second.

Gsell’s 2-run double made it 6-3 in the fourth and 2 more runs scored in the fifth when Erissa Varner plated a pair of runners with a bases-loaded single.

Chambersburg coach Chris Skultety said, “We tried some new things today to let some other girls get their shot. Some of them did well. But the whole team was flat today and our energy just wasn’t there. Our outfield of Varner, Cramer and (Marley) Onomastico was outstanding with some of the catches they made.

“It’s been a long week with all of the travel. So now we’ll rest up and get ready for the last week and a half of the regular season.”

Brady Truett

BASEBALL
Altoona 11, Chambersburg 2: The Mountain Lions came out swinging, taking a 6-0 lead after 2 innings, and defeated the Trojans in a Mid Penn Commonwealth game at Mansion Park on Thursday afternoon.

Chambersburg (4-12, 2-10 MPC) managed 7 hits — Ceagan Truett was 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, while Brady Truett had 2 hits in 3 trips.

The Trojans scored a run in the second inning after Ceagan Truett led off with a double. Keaton Barclay singled and Truett scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Brycen Murray.

In the fourth, Barclay walked and advanced to second on a hit by Brady Truett. Tyler Foreman then hit a grounder that Altoona booted, allowing Barclay to score.

Chambersburg’s pitchers gave up only 4 walks, but the Mountain Lions racked up 12 hits, and the Trojan defense made 4 errors.

Mara Costolo

GIRLS LACROSSE
Carlisle 13, Chambersburg 4: The Thundering Herd avenged an earlier defeat to the Trojans, taking a Mid Penn Commonwealth decision Thursday night in Carlisle.

“We just could not stop making turnovers tonight,” Chambersburg coach Shane Henry. “It seems like we just can’t find our way back to where we were earlier in the season. We need to control what we can control.”

Mara Costolo scored a pair of goals for the Tronans (5-8, 5-8 MPC), Reagan Barrett scored once and caused 3 turnovers, Mollie Yardley-Gontz had a goal a 2 turnovers, Brynn Sekel had 6 draw controls, while goalie Reese Heverley made 14 saves.

Henry said, “Mara played an outstanding game – she worked so hard and never gave up. Adele (Henry) really defended well tonight.”

BOYS LACROSSE
Chambersburg at Carlisle: The game was postponed by several strikes of lightning.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Central Dauphin at Chambersburg : No report.