Slow start against Mt. Lebanon dooms NA
by: Lee Mohn
On a cold and windy Monday afternoon, North Allegheny dropped a 9-1 decision to Mount Lebanon. The Blue Devils started quickly, scoring four runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Lily Dwyer.
Freshman Ellie Torcia came on in the second inning and pitched three innings of relief, giving up two hits and two runs to slow Mount Lebanon down. Meanwhile, the Tiger offense could not get things going, stranding two runners in the third and fifth innings. North Allegheny scored its lone run in the bottom of the seventh when Zoe Rychel laced a double down the left field line to score pinch runner Alison Friend.
Blake Hornyak was the Wright Automotive Player of the Game, laying down two successful bunts.
North Allegheny falls to 4-8 overall and 4-7 in section play. They travel to Pine-Richland on Wednesday for another key section matchup at 4 p.m.
Softball Summary vs. Mt. Lebanon, 4-20-26
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| North Allegheny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
