WELLSBURG — Henry Anderson was at his best when the Brooke baseball team needed him the most.

With the Bruins leading by a run with a runner on base in the top of the seventh inning, Anderson struck out the next three batters to give top-seeded Brooke a 2-1 victory against No. 4 seed North Marion in a West Virginia Region 1 Game Tuesday evening at Brooke.

Anderson led off the home half of the third inning with a single before being lifted for courtesy runner Blake Bennet. Bennet advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and he scored on a single by Ty Sperringer to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. Sperringer, who moved to second on the throw, scored on an error to give the hosts a 2-0 advantage.

The Huskies were able to break through in the fifth.

Collin Verbosky walked to lead off the inning, and he moved to second and third on a pair of groundouts before scoring on a single by Ryder Bland to cut North Marion’s deficit to 2-1. Anderson recorded his seventh strikeout of the game to end the inning with his team still in front.

North Marion defeated No. 5 seed East Fairmont, 9-5, Monday at home in the opening game of the top half of the bracket of the regional tournament. The Bees had defeated the Huskies, 11-1, in North Marion’s season opener March 24 on the road.

Regular Season

River 8, Bellaire 4

NEFFS — The Pilots scored seven runs in the third inning to put them on the winning track over the Big Reds on Tuesday.

Peyton Blue and Wyatt Stalder each doubled for River. Blue finished with two hits and one RBI, Stalder with three hits and one RBI. Trey Nething also had a multi-hit day and one RBI. Seven different Pilots tallied RBI on Monday. None had more than one.

Riley Zonker was a standout for Bellaire, finishing with two hits, a single and a double, with three RBI. The senior also pitched the final three innings of Bellaire’s day, allowing just two hits and one run while striking out a pair.

Steubenville 6, St. Clairsville 5

STEUBENVILLE — Down to their last strike, the Big Red baseball team did not stop fighting.

After seeing a big, early lead get away in one bad inning, and down to their last gasp, Myles Cooper delivered a two-out, two-run walk off hit to lift Big Red to a thrilling 6-5 victory over state-ranked St. Clairsville.

Big Red had led 4-0 through two innings, but was in the hole at the end because the Red Devils put up five in the fourth.

Just when it seemed like the bats had gone quiet for good, Maddox Gulan hit a one-out single in the seventh to start the rally. Matt Fabbro was hit by a pitch, then, after a lineout put two away, AJ Borsch drew a two-out, full count walk to load the bases for Cooper.

He then laced a 1-2 offering into the outfield.

Outside of the one tough inning, Big Red (10-12) starter Noah Kokiko was able to hold the visitors’ strong lineup at bay. He struck out two and walked three, putting up zeroes in the Red Devils last three turns at bat.

Indian Creek 8, Edison 4

MINGO JUNCTION — Sal Barcalow was a one-player wrecking crew as the Redskins doubled up the visiting Wildcats at the Muth Recreational Complex. He drove in four runs with a single and two doubles while also fanning six on the mound.

Ty Householder added two singles and a double while Sylus Hyde belted a three-run homer.

SOFTBALL

Ohio D-IV Sectional

Harrison Central 9,

East Liverpool 0

CADIZ — The No. 2 seeded Huskies dispatched the Potters, in the opening round of the Ohio Division IV softball postseason.

Harrison advances to next Tuesday’s district semifinal against No. 7 seed Philo. The Electrics took care of Indian Creek, 11-1, on Tuesday in Duncan Falls.

Emma Skinner struck out five without a walk, allowing only the solitary single on an otherwise unblemished pitching performance.

She yielded to Mikayla Pelegreen in the sixth, who struck out five of the sixth batters she faced to seal the deal.

Ohio Division VI Sectional

Monroe Central 10, Rosecrans 0

WOODSFIELD — Jadyn Miller drove in a run with a double and triple for the Seminoles and Karlie Haslam tossed a 1-hit shutout against the Bishops. Haslam struck out eight, walked two and had an RBI single.

Olivia Earley doubled in a run.