DUBOIS – The Curwensville Area High School softball team (5-4) suffered a defensive let-down Monday to drop a 9-1 decision to Dubois Central Catholic. The Lady Tide committed seven errors, four in the first inning, to contribute to the loss.
The Lady Cardinals sent nine batters to the plate in the bottom of the first on just two hits to take a 3-0 lead. Kylee Schaffer’s two-run double and Riley Assalone’s RBI single accounted for the three runs. Without the errors, none of the runs would have scored.
“This was without a doubt the worst defensive game we have played this season,” said Curwensville head coach Allen Leigey. “These things happen, and we have to let it go and sure things up.”
Schaffer doubled again in the second to score Jordy Frank who had singled to lead off. The run was one of two earned runs on the afternoon off of Tide pitcher Tierra Shope. Assalone doubled in the sixth inning to push Schaffer home for the second earned run.
Curwensville scored its lone run in the third inning as Abby Dugo led off with a base hit. Dugo went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Shope and then scored on a throwing error on a ground ball by Alaina Stiles.
DCC added five runs in their final three at bats on four hits to put the final score at 9-1. Schaffer paced the Cardinals with three hits and three RBI including two doubles. Frank and Assalone both had two hits in the win.
Dugo slapped out two hits to pace the Lady Tide. In the circle, Shope struck out five and walked two in six innings of work giving up nine hits and two earned runs.
Curwensville will try to put Monday’s mishaps behind them as they travel to Johnsonburg Tuesday in a make-up game.
CURWENSVILLE — 1
Abby Dugo ss 4120, Tierra Shope p 3000, Alaina Stiles 2b/c 4010, Nikki Harker 1b 2010, Megan McCartney DP 4000, Hannah McGarry c 2000, Bethany Carns 2b 1000, Riley Young lf 3010, Melanie Milliron rf 2000, Hannah Dixon cf 2000, Kealy Wassil ph 1000, Jourdan Round Flex 3b 0000, TOTALS – 28 AB 1 R 5 H 0 RBI.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC — 9
Jordy Frank c 4320, Macey Hanes 2b 4210, Kylee Schaffer ss 3333, Kayla Bittner 1b 4000, Riley Assalone p 4023, Sara McNally DP 3100, B. Clyde 3b 3010, Libby Mauer cf 3000, A Tomasko 3000, R Gillespie Flex/rf 0000, TOTALS – 31 AB 9 R 9 H 6 RBI.
SCORES BY INNINGS – R H E
Curwensville 001 000 0 – 1 5 7
Dubois Central 310 212 x – 9 9 5
ERRORS – Shope 4, Stiles, Dugo, Young; Hanes, 2, Schaffer, Gillespie, Bittner. LOB – Curwensville 11; DCC 9. 2B – Schaffer 2, Assalone. SAC – Shope, Milliron; Clyde. SB – Stiles; Frank 4, Schaffer 2, McNally. PB – McGarry.
PITCHING
Curwensville – Shope 6 IP 9 H 9 R 2 ER 2 BB 5 K 0 HB
Dubois Central – Assalone 6 IP 5 H 1 R 0 ER 2 BB 9 K 0 HB
WP – Assalone. LP – Shope (2-4).
Lady Tide Scoreboard:
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 3/24 | @ Johnsonburg | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 3/26 | DUBOIS CENTRAL | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 3/31 | BROOKVILLE | 9 – 8 | 1 – 0 |
| 4/02 | @ Sheffield (DH) | ppd. | 1 – 0 |
| 4/04 | HARMONY | ppd. | 1 – 0 |
| 4/07 | KANE | ppd. | 1 – 0 |
| 4/09 | @ Elk County Catholic | 6 – 7 (8 inn) | 1 – 1 |
| 4/11 | @ West Branch | ppd. | 1 – 1 |
| 4/14 | BROCKWAY | susp. | 1 – 1 |
| 4/15 | @ Johnsonburg | ppd. | 1 – 1 |
| 4/16 | @ West Branch | 2 – 7 | 1 – 2 |
| 4/17 | @ Harmony | 11-1 | 2 – 2 |
| 4/21 | @ Mo Valley | 5 – 6 | 2 – 3 |
| 4/23 | JOHNSONBURG | 8 – 7 | 3 – 3 |
| 4/24 | @ Sheffield (DH) | 13 – 1 / 10 – 1 | 5 – 3 |
| 4/28 | @ DuBois Central | 1 – 9 | 5 – 4 |
| 4/30 | CLARION-LIMESTONE | ||
| 5/01 | GLENDALE | ||
| 5/03 | REDBANK VALLEY | ||
| 5/05 | @ Kane | ||
| 5/07 | ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC | ||
| 5/08 | DUBOIS CENTRAL | ||
| 5/12 | @ Brockway (DH) | ||
| 5/14 | @ Clarion-Limestone |