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ROUNDUP: Dunmore, OF split

Nico Ruggiero drove in three runs to help Dunmore build a lead, then got the save when the Bucks held off an Old Forge comeback for a 6-5 Lackawanna League Division 3 baseball victory Wednesday.

Dunmore led 6-1 before Old Forge rallied in the bottom of the sixth.

Ruggiero relieved starter and winner Christian Jaramillo and eventually got out of the jam with a one-run lead the protected through a scoreless seventh.

Max Forgione and Kameryn Reyes each had two hits and scored twice from the top two spots in the lineup.

Hazleton Area remained unbeaten in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 with an 11-3 victory over Crestwood in the only other baseball game.

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Morgan McVicar went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI to lead Valley View to a 12-10, Lackawanna League Division 1 victory.

Anna Sebastianelli drove in three runs while Riley Cunningham and Tessa Stafursky each had two hits, two runs and two RBI.

Karen Sickle struck out 13 as Old Forge downed Dunmore, 7-2, in Lackawanna Division 3.

Grace Barbuti and Cat Liskosky each had two hits, including a home run.

Hazleton Area defeated Dallas, 8-6, in a WVC Division 1 game.

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