Down to its last strike, Mars received a three-run double from Chase Winstead in the top of the seventh inning, lifting the Planets to a 3-1 baseball win Friday over North Catholic.

The teams combined for just four hits.

Kyle Haddad got the pitching win after allowing one run in two innings of relief.

Ty Garver, Ben Astbury and Thomas McLaren worked five scoreless innings to begin the game for the Planets (5-2).

Tommy Koroly highlighted North’s pitching effort with four scoreless innings of relief. The Trojans fell to 2-3.

Freeport 7, Kiski Area 2 — Noah Fryer went six innings on the mound, allowing no earned runs on just one hit to spark the Yellowjackets (2-3).

Zach Clark went 3-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and two RBI in the win. Jack Smetak added a pair of doubles.

Softball

Through five innings Friday, Seneca Valley and Norwin had yet to break through. After the Knights plated a run in the top half of the sixth, the Raiders’ Lexi Hames reached base on a walk and Maddie Gross belted a homer that ended up giving SV a 2-1 home victory.

Hames also contributed in a large way on the mound, pitching all seven innings and fanning 11 batters. She walked only one.

Seneca Valley (2-2, 1-2) next travels to Hempfield on Monday.

Karns City 21, Union 2 — The Gremlins pushed 11 runs across in the initial frame and rolled to a decisive victory as six different batters recorded at least one RBI.

Union 0 0 2 — 2 2 5

Karns City 11 0 10 — 21 3 0

W: Allison Walker 2IP (3K, 1BB). L: Magen Walzak 0.1IP (0K, 4BB)

Union: Kassie Wensel 1B, Mackenna Davis 1B

Karns City: Zoe King 2-2B, Rossi McMillen 1B 2-RBI, Ava Fox RBI, Allison Walker 2-RBI, Marra Patton RBI, Addison Christie 2-RBI, Sara Patton RBI

Track and Field

Rossi McMillen won both hurdle events as the Karns City girls track and field team won a dual meet, 75-65, against Cranberry on Thursday.

Girls

Karns City 75, Cranberry 65

3,200 relay: Karns City (Taylor Dailey, Emma Dailey, Brooke Griffith, Brooke Rumbaugh) 11:48; 100 hurdles: Rossi McMillen (KC) 15.9; 100 dash: Russell (C) 12.8; 1,600 run: Montgomery (C) 6:00; 400 run: Ferringer (C) 1:08; 400 relay: Karns City (Ashley Fox, Natalie Hess, McKenna Martin, Rossi McMillen); 300 hurdles: Rossi McMillen (KC) 54.4; 800 run: Montgomery (C) 2:41; 200 dash: Russell (C) 28.4; 3,200 run: Brooke Griffith (KC) 14:55; 1,600 relay: Cranberry 4:47

Shot put: Ava Fox (KC) 28-5.75; Discus: Hailey Karenbauer (KC) 81-2; Javelin: Stover (C) 95-10; High jump: Rossi McMillen (KC) 4-7; Long jump: Russell (C) 14-8.5; Triple jump: Savanna Prescott (KC) 27-7.5; Pole vault: Not contested