Northern Lehigh and Northwestern both posted victories in baseball and softball Thursday.

The Bulldogs defeated Moravian Academy and the Tigers knocked off Saucon Valley.In other action, Pleasant Valley gained wins in softball and tennis, while Marian earned a softball victory.BASEBALLMoravian Aca.-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh used a three-run fifth inning to pull away for a 6-3 Colonial League victory over visiting Moravian Academy.Chad Cederberg led the Bulldogs with two hits and two runs scored, while John Taylor added a double and two RBIs.Northern Lehigh improved to 1-1 overall (1-1 in the CL).Moravian 000 003 0 - 3 4 2No. Lehigh 110 130 x - 6 9 3Joseph, Schippell (6) and Hanyon; Hamm, Moll (5), Cederberg (5) and Kistler. W - Hamm. L - Joseph. S - Cederberg.Saucon Valley-NorthwesternNorthwestern defeated Saucon Valley in a Colonial League slugfest, 11-8.The Tigers (3-0; 3-0) scored a combined seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings to help achieve the victory.Brandon Miller of Northwestern had two hits, two runs, and two RBIs. Jordan Storm contributed a home run and three RBIs.Anthony Shoska of Saucon Valley had two RBIs.Saucon Vy 102 013 1 - 8 10 1Northwestern 030 134 x - 11 12 2Hein, Sharkey (6) and Kologie; Eden, Rodriguez (6), Augustus (6) and Wiik. W - Augustus. L - Sharkey. HR - NW: Storm (4th, none on).Blue Mountain-LehightonSean Greenawalt and Dean Stramara combined to toss a no-hitter for Blue Mountain en route to a 6-1 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over Lehighton.Greenawalt tossed five innings, striking out 10 to earn the victory while Stramara registered three strikeouts in two innings of relief.Hunter Greene, who reached on a walk, scored the Indians' lone run in the final inning.Adam Hull paced the Blue Eagles with two singles, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Justin Hammer added a single and two runs scored.Blue Mtn. 022 200 0 - 6 15 1Lehighton 000 000 1 - 1 0 2Greenawalt, Stramara (6) and Kyslinger; Niehoff and Scherer. W - Greenawalt. L - Niehoff.Allen-Pleasant ValleyAllen pulled away from Pleasant Valley for a 10-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Justin Kratz had a big day for the Canaries as he earned the pitching win and went 4-for-5 at the plate. Kratz collected four singles and two runs scored. Teammate Misael Sanchez was 4-for-4, including a double, two runs scored and a RBI.Dakota George led the Bears (0-3; 0-2) with three singles, while Travis Van Houten finished with two singles and a run scored. Matthew Pierce added two singles and an RBI.Allen 300 151 0 - 10 16 2Pleasant Vy. 000 001 1 - 2 9 3Kratz, Michaels (6), Reyes (7) and Solis; Kearns, Aruta (5), Wentzler (5), Hardy (6) and Konopke. W - Kratz. L - Kearns.SOFTBALLPanther Valley-MarianMarian earned a Schuylkill League Division 3 victory at home against Panther Valley, 15-0.The Fillies' Alex Stroia had two hits and three runs scored. Miranda Antiga also added two hits and two runs scored.Mary Lazar had the Panthers' only hit in the contest.Marian improves to 2-0.Panther Valley 000 - 0 1 4Marian 438 - 15 7 0Hoffman and Rodriguez; Shaud and Salerno. W - Shaud. L - Hoffman.Allen-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley defeated Allen in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 8-2.The Lady Bears scored three runs in the first inning on their way to victory.Pleasant Valley (1-1) collected nine hits in the contest, while Kiersten Griesbcak limited Allen to just four.Allen 000 000 2 - 2 4 3Pleasant Valley 302 210 0 - 8 9 2Maressa and Moorell; Griesback and Hill. W - Griesback. L - Moorell.Moravian Aca.-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh's Amber Thomas tossed a five-hit shutout to lead the Bulldogs to a 7-0 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.Sage Hargreaves finished with a triple and two RBIs for Northern Lehigh (2-1; 1-1), while Kiana Marlatt contributed two singles.Katherine Ryczek had two hits for the Lions.Moravian 000 000 0 - 0 5 5No. Lehigh 004 003 0 - 7 9 0Ryczek and Cowen; Thomas and Hargreaves. W - Thomas. L - Ryczek.Northwestern-KutztownNorthwestern won a non-league shootout against Kutztown, 13-11.Sunny Greenberg of Northwestern (2-1) had a huge game with two home runs and five RBIs.Kutztown's Logan Savidge went three for four at the dish with a grand slam.Northwestern 002 061 4 - 13 18 3Kutztown 010 320 5 - 11 12 4Danner and Greenberg; Grim and Catcher. W - Danner. L - Grim. HR - NW: Greenberg 2; K - Savidge.Blue Mountain-LehightonBlue Mountain spoiled Lehighton's season opener by handing the Indians a 10-3 Schuylkill League Division 1 loss.Jocelyn Hunsicker paced the Tribe with three hits, including a double and three RBIs, while Sophia Everett added two singles.The Blue Eagles' Amanda Labe finished with a triple, three RBIs and two walks.Blue Mtn. 023 401 0 - 10 8 1Lehighton 002 000 1 - 3 7 4Gerace and Labe; Bickert and Andrews. W - Gerace. L - Bickert.Tamaqua-North SchuylkillIn a Schuylkill League Division 1 game from Wednesday, Tamaqua earned an 11-2 road win at North Schuylkill.Taylor Fritz crushed a two-run home run during the victory, while Bailey Pedersen had three hits and two runs scored for the Lady Raiders.Tiffany Lapotsky of North Schuylkill hit a solo home run, and accounted for both of the Spartans' runs.Tamaqua 233 010 2 - 11 9 1N. Schuylkill 000 101 0 - 2 4 8Pedersen and Sassaman; Burd and Peleschak. W - Pedersen. L - Burd. HR - T: Fritz (7th, one on); NS: Lapotsky (4th, none on).TENNISAllen-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley defeated Allen in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match, 5-2.The Bears received singles wins from Erik Ammermann and Steven Nale while the doubles tandom of Anthony Taldone and David Reiss cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory.Pleasant Valley improved its record 3-1 overall this season.Pleasant Valley 5, Allen 2SINGLESIan Miller (A) def. Patrick Flannery 6-0, 6-0; Erik Ammermann (PV) def. Sam Miller 2-6, 7-5, 6-3; Steven Nale (PV) def. NjuanSon Thawng 6-1, 6-0.DOUBLESAllen def. Nick Vo/Brian Kagel, 8-1; Anthony Taldone/David Reiss (PV) def. Ed Lopez/Shadi Eldawayati 6-0, 6-0; Austin Williams/Jacob Rohrbach (PV) won by forfeit; Naija Francis/Kurt Ammermann (PV) won by forfeit.Palmerton-PalisadesPalisades earned a 5-0 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Jimmy Strum of Palisades was impressive in the no. 2 singles match, as he defeated Seth Andress, 6-0, 6-0.Palisades 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESNate Newborg (Pali) def. Rich Roselli 6-3, 5-7, 6-3; Jimmy Strum (Pali) def. Seth Andress 6-0, 6-0; Levi Witzer (Pali) def. Marc Roselli 6-3, 6-1.DOUBLESTerry/Nicholas (Pali) def. Brown/Mercedes Melo 6-3, 6-2; Landon Mueller/Salva (Pali) def. Gavin Scott/Seth Andress 6-0, 6-0.Lehighton-PottsvilleLehighton was leading Pottsville 3-1 before the match was suspended due to rain.The conclusion of the match is to be determined.JUNIOR VARSITYGirls LacrosseFreedom-Pleasant ValleySavannah Bauman scored four goals as Pleasant Valley claimed a 16-4 victory over Freedom in its home opener.The Bears also received three goals from both Alyssa Lopez and Morgan Lerro, while Jasmine VanSpanje contributed two goals and three assists. Danielle Butler chipped in with a pair of goals.