CADIZ — Harrison Central scored three times in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back Monday in eliminating Philo, 12-2, in five innings in an Ohio Division IV East 2 District semifinal.

The second-seeded Huskies (20-8) built a 7-0 lead before the Electrics tallied twice in the top of the fourth. The hosts added three in the bottom of the fourth and two in the fifth to seal the deal.

Harrison Central will now face top-seeded Meadowbrook for the district title on Thursday at 5 p.m. at a site to yet be determined by Eastern District officials.

Olivia Tonkovich drove in four runs with a trio of singles to lead the Huskies’ 12-hit attack. Mikayla Pelegreen doubled, tripled and knocked in two runs while Bailee Smith doubled twice and plated three runs.

Emma Skinner picked up the win with one strikeout and two walks in four innings. Pelegreen fanned two in an inning.

Ohio Division V District

Semifinal

Tusky Valley 7, Barnesville 2

ZOARVILLE — The top-seeded Trojans (24-2) scored five times in the bottom of the first in eliminating the Shamrocks.

Barnesville could only manage two hits — a triple by Maddy Tyson and a double by Kylee Powell — off Tusky Valley’s Brennan Reichman who struck out 13 and walked three.

Payton Dudzik knocked in a run for Barnesville (17-4).

BASEBALL

St. Clairsville 12, Indian Creek 2

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Red Devils’ Brody Saunders continued his mastery over the Redskins as he struck out nine, walked four and scattered five hits in five innings. It was his sixth win over Indian Creek in the last two seasons.

He also helped himself at the plate with a single and double that knocked in two runs.

Caiden Bailey drove in three runs while Colten Florence had a two-run single.Micky Balgo and Roby Hanna evenly split four singles and two RBI.

Both teams enter Ohio Sectional Tournament action on Wednesday, May 28.