Cody Pilarcik struck out five in five innings and Bobby Swartwout got the save Thursday as Meridian defeated Cranberry, 4-3, in Butler County American Legion baseball at Graham Park.

Preston Rumbaugh had a double and two RBI for Meridian, while Pilarcik and Tom Chybrznski each had a single, an RBI and a run scored.

Jamison led Cranberry with three singles.

Zelienople 17, West Sunbury 7 — Alex Crawford had three hits and scored three runs for Zelienople. He also struck out four in three innings pitched.Brian Bartley also had three hits and Zak Muto scored three runs.Heath Lominski had two hits and scored two runs for West Sunbury.