CADIZ – The host Harrison Central Huskies got off to as good of a start as they could have hoped for, but visiting Steubenville was the team that left smiling after a 4-2 victory.

Harrison Central jumped ahead to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but Big Red starter Matt Fabbro put up zeros the rest of the way with some help from the defense behind him and a three-run third proved to be enough offense for Steubenville to win its third straight.

Big Red, now at the .500 mark after an 0-3 start, used some two-out lighting to flip the script on the Huskies in the third.

After the first two batters of the inning flew out, Royal Mayo and Fabbro hit back-to-back two out singles, then Holy Family University signee Hayden Hicks came up and made the Huskies pay, tripling off the wall in center to knot the score.

Myles Cooper then singled to bring Hicks in and give Big Red the lead, which it would not surrender.

Fabbro went the distance for a third time in as many starts this season, striking out five, walking two and hitting two batters. After the first inning, he kept the Huskies off the board and worked around base runners as he got the hosts to leave eight men stranded, four in scoring position, including a key strikeout to end the fifth with runners on second and third.

Gage Stoneking also went the distance on the mound for the Huskies, striking out four and walking just one, calming things back down after the tough third inning.

Big Red’s infield turned a double play to end the game.

UP NEXT

Big Red: Is tentatively slated to play at St. Clairsville on Saturday morning. That game had been originally set for Tuesday at St. C, was moved to Big Red and ultimately postponed again and moved back to St. C.

Harrison Central: Is back at home today against Buckeye Local.

Tyler Consolidated 4, Ritchie County 1

ELLENBORO – Brennon Miller allowed two hits and struck out 10 as the Silver Knights took down the host Rebels. He also drove in two runs.

Reese Davis singled twice and drove in a run.

SOFTBALL

Frontier 1, Shadyside 0

NEW MATAMORAS – The Cougars’ Kate Congleton scored in the bottom of the seventh to walk-off the Tigers.

Kaycee Berentz pitched a no-hitter for Frontier, striking out 14 in a dominant performance.

Ariana Saxton pitched the full outing for Shadyside as well, allowing no earned runs.

(Late Wednesday)

BASEBALL

Barnesville 10, Bellaire 0

BARNESVILLE – Casey Carpenter only allowed two singles while striking out 11 and walking four as the Shamrocks blanked the visiting Big Reds under the lights at Memorial Park.

Max Miller drove in three runs with a pair of singles, while Caden Sellers had two singles and a pair of RBI. Brayden Watters had a single, double and run batted in. Marshall Meade singled twice; Jackson Anderson doubled and Dylan Blon tripled.

SOFTBALL

Magnolia 10, Trinity Christian 6

NEW MARTINSVILLE – Four runs in the sixth inning put a lid on a high-scoring game Wednesday between the Blue Eagles and Warriors.

Leading 6-5 entering the sixth inning, Magnolia spotted four runs in the frame, and though Trinity scratched one across in the seventh, they’d come no closer.

Audri Quinn thumped a pair of doubles on her way to a banner day, finishing with three hits and an impressive seven RBI.

Mallory McDiffitt pitched the whole game for Magnolia, striking out 13. She allowed only one hit, and walked six. Five of the six Trinity Christian runs were unearned. Magnolia committed four errors. Trinity committed five.

Leadoff woman Jessa Anderson also had a multi-hit day with a double and a single.