Lehighton picked up victories in both softball and baseball action on Tuesday.

SOFTBALLMarian-Moravian Acad.Marian won its fifth game in a row after defeating Moravian Academy, 7-1, in a non-league contest.Bethany Shaud tossed a two-hitter, striking out seven while not walking a batter. Shaud also helped her own cause by collecting two hits, one a double, and knocking in two runs.The Fillies (13-3) also received two hits and two runs from boh Gabby Cann and Alex Stroia while Mackenzie Joy chipped in with a two-run single.Marian 203 002 0 - 7 10 0Moravian A. 010 000 0 - 1 2 1Shaud and Nemeth; Ryczek and Cowen. W - Shaud. L - Ryczek.Lehighton-PM WestAutumn Bickert tossed a three-hitter and struck out six to lead Lehighton to a 7-1 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Pocono Mountain West.Ali Armbruster (two hits, two RBI, run scored) and Jocelyn Hunsicker (two hits, two runs scored) led the Indians offensively.Lehighton is now 7-5 in the MVC and 9-9 overall.Lehighton 201 031 0 - 7 8 1PM West 100 000 0 - 1 3 2Bickert and Andrews; Robson and Cruz. W-Bickert. L-Robson.PM East-Pleasant ValleyJordan Meckes had three hits, scored three runs and knocked in a pair as Pleasant Valley rolled to a 10-0 Mountain Valley Conference win over Pocono Mountain East.Tracey Deubler tossed a two-hitter, striking out 10, to help the Bears improve to 13-3 overall and 11-0 in the league.The winners also received two hits, one a double, and two RBIs from Kelsey Miczak while Brittany Bonser added two hits and a run scored.PM East 000 00 - 0 2 2Pleasant Vy. 150 22 - 10 10 1Smith, Beyers (4) and Bishop; Deubler and Caffrey. W - Deubler. L - Smith.Northern Lehigh-PalisadesPalisades eliminated Northern Lehigh from District 11 playoff contention, dispatching the Lady Bulldogs 11-3 in Colonial League play.The Pirates (6-10, 5-9) got contributions from several players, including Karlee Krchnavi, who went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored. Meg McClintock and Kaitlyn Gabriel also finished with multiple hits.Northern Lehigh's Taylor Gallimore finished 1-for-3 with an RBI. The loss dropped the Lady Bulldogs to 7-11 and 5-9 in the league.No. Lehigh 000 300 0 - 3 7 3Palisades 210 602 x - 11 11 3Krchnavi and Albe; Thomas and Hargreaves. WP - Krchnavi. LP - Thomas. HR: P - Krchnavi (4th, one on).Jim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville made the most of a quick start and cruised to a 6-2 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.The Tide scored four runs in the first three innings and were led by Margot Shrift, who notched a double and three RBIs.Talia Valentini knocked in the Lady Olympians only runs of the game with two RBIs in the sixth inning. Maggie Holloway finished with two singles while Bryanna Kehrli also added a hit.Jim Thorpe 000 002 0 - 2 4 4Pottsville 112 020 x - 6 5 3Holloway and Kehrli; Moran and Shrift. W - Moran. L - Holloway.BASEBALLLehighton-PM WestThatcher David tossed a six-hitter to lead Lehighton to a 5-1 Mountain Valley Conference win over Pocono Mountain West.Anthony Rossino collected two hits and scored a pair of runs for the Indians (9-9; 4-8) while Vince Mele contributed a two-run double.Lehighton needs to win one of its final two games to clinch a district playoff berth.Lehighton 000 101 3 - 5 10 2PM West 000 001 0 - 1 6 2David and Clements; Smith, Denig (6) and Denis, Peterson (6). W - David. L - Smith.PM East-Pleasant ValleyLuke Hohenstein had three hits and knocked in three runs to lead Pocono Mountain East to an 8-5 Mountain Valley Conference win over Pleasant Valley.The Cardinals banged out 13 hits in the victory, including a single, double and triple from Tom Neuweiler.For PV, Matthew Pearce had a double, triple and scored three runs while Brendan Kearns added two hits, one a triple.The Bears (6-9; 5-6) need to win their final MVC contest against Stroudsburg or take three of their final four games to make the district playoffs.PM East 110 033 0 - 8 13 2Pleasant Vy. 101 101 1 - 5 7 1Sensale, Hohenstein (7) and Coyle; Borger, Domenici (6), Aruta (7) and Shank. W - Sensale. L - Borger.Tamaqua-North SchuylkillMatt Roberts had four hits to lead Tamaqua to a 10-3 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.Brett Kosciolek and Owen Bates both had a pair of hits for the Raiders, who also got a triple and three RBIs from Zach Coleman and a two-run single from Ian Nichols.Nichols also turned in a nice performance on the mound for Tamaqua (13-3, 9-1), allowing just one run in six innings of relief.Tamaqua 203 050 0 - 10 13 1N. Schuylkill 200 100 0 - 3 10 2Blaker, Nichols (2) and Roberts. Wiley, Steinhilber (5) and Burke. W-Nichols. L-Wiley.Palmerton-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun Palmerton and pick up an 8-7 Colonial League win.Adam Hough had the game-winning single for the Panthers (12-7, 10-5) and finished 3-for-4.The Bombers (4-14, 4-11) had built a 6-2 lead after the second and got contributions from throughout the lineup. Ty Achtermann, Nate Dekorte, Zach Buck and Casey Cook all had multiple hits.Palmerton 240 010 0 - 7 13 3Saucon Vy. 202 000 4 - 8 11 2Achtermann, Kocis (7); Cawley, Sneska (7). WP - Sneska. LP - Kocis.Northern Lehigh-PalisadesNorthern Lehigh's seventh-inning rally came up a bit short and the Bulldogs dropped a 7-6 Colonial League decision to Palisades.The Bulldogs (3-14; 2-12), trailing by four runs, scored three times in the seventh to close within a run but couldn't push across the tying run.Zach Moll had three doubles and an RBI for Nolehi while Tom Quigley added three hits. Chad Cederberg collected two doubles and knocked in two runs with John Taylor contributing two hits and two RBIs. The Bulldogs also received two hits, one a triple, from Austin Lencsak.For the Pirates, Luke Hendricks had three hits.No. Lehigh 201 000 3 - 6 15 0Palisades 221 110 x - 7 10 2Hamm, Pender (4) and Rex; Sanders, Caraway (7) and Koenig. W - Sanders. L - Hamm.Jim Thorpe-Moravian Acad,Moravian Academy used timely hitting and a strong pitching performance to claim a 4-2 non-league victory over Jim Thorpe.Moravian's Jacob Schippell had two hits, scored two runs and also struck out six Olympian hitters en route to picking up the victory on the mound.For Jim Thorpe, Bryce Micciche, Dave Everitt and Alex Steigerwalt all had two hits. Micciche went the distance for the Olympians, allowing just six hits in six innings, while striking out six without walking a batter.Jim Thorpe 000 011 0 - 2 9 2Moravian 202 000 X - 4 6 3Micciche and Steigerwalt; Schippell, Lopez (7) and Hanyon. WP - Schippel. LP - Micciche. S - Lopez.