Jim Thorpe received a strong performance from Kaden Hess in a win Monday against Pen Argyl.

Lehighton and Pleasant Valley also picked up wins in tennis action.

BASEBALL

Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe

Kaden Hess had himself quite a day in leading Jim Thorpe to a 12-2 Colonial League victory over visiting Pen Argyl.

Hess gained the pitching win, allowing five hits and no earned runs while striking out six in six innings. At the plate, he finished 4-for-4 with two RBIs.

The Olympians, who jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings, also received plenty of other offensive support. Cole Lazorick collected three hits, scored twice and knocked in two runs, while Brody Schrantz contributed a pair of hits — one a double — in addition to scoring twice and adding three RBIs.

Michael Antignani, Zack Murphy, Lee Edwards and Nathan Frantz all had two hits as Thorpe pounded out 20 in the contest.

Pen Argyl 000 110 - 2 5 2

Jim Thorpe 340 122 - 12 20 3

Hever, Shenk (5) and DeCesare; Hess and Murphy. W - Hess. L - Hever.

Records: Pen Argyl (3-4; 3-4); Jim Thorpe (3-3; 3-3).

Pleasant Valley-Nazareth

Ryan Petruska pitched a one-hit shutout to lead Nazareth to a 10-0 EPC victory over visiting Pleasant Valley.

Petruska walked two and struck out nine in the five-inning contest. The only hit he gave up was a first-inning double to PV’s Braydon Green.

The Blue Eagles were led offensively by Ethan Strawn, who collected two hits, scored a pair of runs and had two RBIs. Petruska also helped his own cause with two hits and three RBIs.

Pleasant Valley 000 00 - 0 1 1

Nazareth 262 0x - 10 10 0

Smale, Borger (4) and Borger, Knight (4); Petruska and Sanford. W - Petruska. L - Smale.

Records: Pleasant Valley (2-6; 1-6); Nazareth (5-3; 4-3).

SOFTBALL

Pleasant Valley-Nazareth

Pleasant Valley raced to an early lead, but Nazareth stormed back to capture a 19-7 EPC victory.

Maddie Abbatiello slugged two homers in the first two innings to help the Bears grab a 7-0 start. Abbatiello connected for a three-run shot in the first, and a two-run blast in the second.

The Blue Eagles, however, went ahead with a five-run third inning and then used longballs from Taylor Friel and Gianna Perillo to pull away later in the game.

Perillo finished with three hits and six RBIs, while Makayla Ork added three hits and scored four times.

PV also received three hits, two of them doubles, and two runs from Emily DePalma.

Pleasant Valley 340 00 - 7 11 3

Nazareth 045 64 - 19 14 0

Abbatiello, Green (3) and Battaglino; Kauffman, Grover (2) and Ryan. W - Kauffman. L - Abbatiello. HRs: Pleasant Valley - Abbatiello 2 (1st, two on; 2nd, one on); Nazareth - Friel (4th, two on), Perillo (5th, three on).

Records: Pleasant Valley (2-6; 2-4); Nazareth (4-3; 4-2).

BOYS TENNIS

Pottsville-Lehighton

Lehighton ended a four-match losing skid with a 5-0 victory over visiting Pottsville.

The Indians’ Bekim Cokrilja won at No. 1 singles in straight sets without dropping a game.

Jed Cordes and Phillip Ebbert added three-set wins in the other singles matches, while both Lehighton doubles teams were victorious in straight sets.

Lehighton 5, Pottsville 0

SINGLES

Bekim Cokrilja (L) def. Evrett Walters 6-0, 6-0; Jed Cordes (L) def. 3-6, 7-5, 6-4; Phillip Ebbert (L) def. Tyler Sibbett 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

DOUBLES

Allie Conrad/Chase Lobasso (L) def. Spencer Prestleio/Isaac Seiger 6-4, 6-4; Patrick Devitt/Kyra Shorten (L) def. Jake Powers/Jamison Walsh 6-0, 6-2.

Records: Pottsville (2-7); Lehighton (4-6).

Pleasant Valley-PM West

Pleasant Valley stretched its winning streak to three, as the Bears blanked Pocono Mountain West 6-0 in EPC action.

PV’s John Hargrave and Isaac Klein both earned straight-set victories in singles play.

Pleasant Valley 6, PM West 0

SINGLES

John Hargrave (PV) def. Leo Aragona-Young 6-0, 6-0; Isaac Klein (PV) def. Timothy Short 6-0, 6-0; Liam Angell (PV) won by forfeit.

DOUBLES

Logan Krock/Noah Conklin (PV) def. Ronin Bonilla/John Mutla 6-0, 6-1; Ben Jochen/Gavin Tonkay (PV) won by forfeit; Haydon Byrnes/Preston Snyder (PV) won by forfeit.

Records: Pleasant Valley (7-5; 6-5); PM West (0-11; 0-11).