North Union split a home softball doubleheader against Utica on Saturday.
Utica scored a run in the top of the eighth inning to earn a 7-6 victory during the opener.
The Lady Cats (8-8) rebounded in the second game with a 5-4 win.
Kailin McElroy had four singles for North Union in the opener.
Emma Padovano had a single and triple and Rylee Fox and Kale Keigley had two singles each. Ryleigh Rasey doubled and Emma McElroy singled.
All the runs in the second game were scored in the first three innings.
Utica led 4-2 going into the bottom of the third, but North Union rallied with three markers to take the lead.
Reese DeCamp, Kennedy Harrah and Keigley each had a double. DeCamp added a pair of singles.
Brenna Martino pitched into the fifth inning to get the victory. DeCamp finished the game to earn the save.
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North Union scored four runs in its final two innings to post a 4-2 win over Cardington in baseball action on Saturday at NU.
The Wildcats trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth.
With one out, Tyler Krebehenne rapped a single which was followed by a walk to Caden Potts.
Landon Converse was then hit by a pitch.
Evan Beery plated two runs with a single and scored another marker on a ground out by Mason Bright.
North Union (6-5) added an insurance run in the sixth on a single by Converse.
Ashton Haubiel, Bright and Krebhenne shared pitching duties with Bright getting the win and Krebehenne earning the save.
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