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North Allegheny traveled to Norwin High School on Monday afternoon to take on the Knights in an early season non-section battle. The Tigers led for most of the day but ultimately fell by a score of 9-8.

Mason Smith started the game off with a bang hitting a leadoff home run and five pitches in NA led 1-0. Two batters later, JJ Mancuso kept the momentum going homering to left field and before Norwin even got to bat, the Tigers led 2-0.

The score remained the same until the top of the third when once again Smith and Mancuso got things going both hitting singles. Smith ended up scoring on an error. Nate Persinger walked and Nico Varlotta drove in Mancuso with an RBI single to make the score 4-0. The Knights would commit another error to score Persinger and the Tigers led 5-0 going into the bottom of the third inning.

Norwin responded with three runs in the third to make the score 5-3. North Allegheny’s offense returned the favor in the top of the fourth when Nate Surman got hit by a pitch with one out and Smith doubled. Mancuso came up with a two-out, two RBI single to make the score 7-3.

The Knights got two more in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 7-5.

In the top of the seventh inning, Pealer singled, got to second on a ground out, stole third and scored on an error to give the Tigers an 8-5 lead. Norwin would rally in the bottom of the seventh inning scoring four runs, capped by a Brayden Wardzinski walk-off single to give the Knights a 9-8 win.

Smith and Mancuso both finished the day with three hits. Mancuso had three RBIs. Jackson Walsh took the loss for NA.

North Allegheny falls to 0-2 overall. Norwin improves to 1-3. The Tigers are off the rest of the week before returning to action Monday, March 31 when they travel to Boyce Mayview Park to take on Upper St. Clair. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Baseball Summary at Norwin, 3-24-25

SCORE BY INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
North Allegheny	2	0	3	2	0	0	1	8	8	0
Norwin	0	0	3	2	0	0	4	9	10	4
WP - Matt O'Neill LP - Jackson Walsh (0-1)