Palisin scattered three hits, struck out 10 and issued three walks, while Muck made several nice plays at shortstop to help the Hillbillies improve to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the division.

“Naomi Muck is turning into an all-star,” Fredonia coach Jesse Beers said. “She’s really coming into her own. She had a nice game.”

Offensively, Fredonia scored all its runs in the third inning, highlighted by RBI doubles from Palisin and Callie Draggett.

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OBSERVER Photos by Ashleigh Brown Fredonia’s Naomi Muck slides safely into second base as Dunkirk’s Aaliyah Morales awaits the throw during Wednesday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 softball game in Dunkirk.

Kassidy Donisi turned in a fine pitching performance for the Marauders as she surrendered eight hits and two earned runs.

Collecting a single apiece for Dunkirk (1-8, 0-4) were Aaliyah Morales, Eva Colon-DeJesus and Brooke Szymczak.

SMITH TOSSES GEM

SINCLAIRVILLE — Avery Smith tossed a two-hitter and Eva Gnadzinski smacked three hits to lead Westfield to a 16-2 five-inning victory over Cassadaga Valley in a Division 2 game.

Smith, who helped her own cause with a triple, struck out five and walked three as the Wolverines improved to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the division.

Dunkirk’s Kassidy Donisi delivers to the plate in Wednesday’s CCAA Division 1 softball game against Fredonia.

Mackenzie Schumaker also had a three-bagger for the winners.

For the Cougars (3-3, 2-3), Emiley Anderson and Chloe Lundberg both had a single.

HORNETS REMAIN UNBEATEN

BROCTON — Megan Gruber did a little bit of everything in Forestville’s 13-1 win over Brocton in a Division 3 game.

In addition to tossing a six-hitter and striking out 13, she also helped her own cause with three hits, including a pair of doubles.

Teammate Madison Christian collected four hits as the Hornets improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the division.

Maria Daugherty had two hits for the Bulldogs (0-7, 0-5).

FALCONER RALLIES FOR WIN

FALCONER — Cattaraugus-Little Valley led 9-6 after the top of the fifth inning, but Falconer scored twice in the bottom of the frame and two more runs in the sixth inning to beat the Timberwolves 10-9 in Division 4 action at Ernie Strickland Field.

Khloe Livengood led the Golden Falcons (6-0, 3-0) offense with a pair of doubles while Payton Smith, Nazariah Neal (two RBIs), Hannah Melquist, Katrina Schrantz and Mylie Zaranek (RBI) each added a double.

Riley Preston was 3 for 4 and Madison Rogan struck out seven in the circle for Cattaraugus-Little Valley (2-6, 1-3).

BLACK KNIGHTS PREVAIL

SILVER CREEK — Priya Sakpal had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs to lead Silver Creek past Pine Valley 5-2 in Division 3 action.

Maddie Blair struck out 10 in the circle for the Black Knights (4-2, 3-1). Kyla Ziegler doubled, Cassidy Westbrook drove in two runs and Molly Becker stole three bases.

Danica Farnham struck out nine in the circle for the Panthers (4-4, 1-3). Lizzie Roland, Olivia Lawton and Destiny Lindquist had two hits apiece while Danielle West had an RBI double.

EAGLES ROLL

ELLICOTTVILLE — A 7-0 second-inning lead held up for Ellicottville in an 11-3 Division 4 win over Portville.

Katie Lafferty tossed a five-hitter with 12 strikeouts and one walk for the Eagles (4-3, 3-1).

Riley Whitmer homered and drove in two runs; Lafferty went 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored; Courtney Marsh was 3 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored; Ande Northrup singled twice and scored a run; and Teaghan Finn singled and scored two runs in the win.

Ella Warters struck out eight in five innings for the Panthers (3-4, 2-3).

Bella Morales was 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored while Alexa Schoonover was 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in defeat.

WOLVES SHUT OUT DRAGONS

BEMUS POINT — Maple Grove outhit Clymer/Sherman 4-2, but stranded nine runners on base as the Wolves won their Division 2 matchup 3-0.

Elli Bodamer tossed a four-hit shutout with five strikeouts and two walks for Clymer/Sherman (5-0, 3-0). Taylor Pinzok and Addie Wiggers had the only hits for the Wolves. Alyssa Pratt had an RBI fielder’s choice and Kelsey Wagner hit a sacrifice fly.

Jessica Lyon struck out nine and walked three in her two-hit effort in the circle for the Red Dragons. Alex Caldwell, Alex Halstrom, Cassie Lyon and Bry Cornell each singled for Maple Grove/Panama (2-4, 0-3).