MARTINS FERRY – Giana Chirpas continued to re-write the Martins Ferry (18-1) softball record book with her 27th career home run in Monday’s 11-1 victory over visiting Indian Creek (5-13) in six innings. She already owns the career mark for RBI.

The junior slugger surpassed Mercedez McLeod’s mark of 26 set in 2017. The record breaker was a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning. Chirpas also singled.

Winning pitcher Maddie Lucas drove in five runs with a pair of doubles and a single. She struck out four inside the circle and gave up three hits in four innings.

Ella Mamone had a pair of run-scoring singles and Alivia Reese drove in a run.

Payton Rath singled, doubled and knocked in Indian Creek’s lone run, while Gracie Hollenbeck doubled.