For the Pleasant Valley girls lacrosse story, the beat goes on.

And so does Rylee Rath’s goal production.

Rath, District 11’s all-time leading goal scorer and overall scorer, tallied five goals and teammate Brielle Halamar matched her total in the host Bears’ 18-3 defeat of Delaware Valley in a PIAA Class 3A subregional play-in game.

In addition to her five goals, Rath — who surpassed 500 career points this season — also added four assists and recorded her 1,000th career draw control.

Pleasant Valley was coming off its third consecutive District 11 Class 3A title, as it edged Nazareth, 13-12, in overtime. Nazareth earlier snapped the Bears’ 10-game winning streak with a 10-8 victory in the East Penn Conference final. Their only previous setback was a 9-7 defeat to Wilson West Lawn April 11.

The Bears, who improved their overall mark to 22-2, also received three goals from Sam Miller. Emi Stipeck recorded one save, but it was her 100th for her career.

Against Delaware Valley, Pleasant Valley started slowly with a 4-1 lead after the first quarter. But it erupted for seven goals in the second for a 11-3 advantage at halftime. Pleasant Valley held its opponents scoreless after halftime.

With its win, Pleasant Valley will open the state tournament June 2 with an opponent and destination yet to be determined.

Last season, the Bears downed Upper Dublin, 12-4, in the PIAA Class 3 first-round game. They were eliminated by Springfield Delco, 15-3, in the quarterfinal round.

Pleasant Valley ended last season with a 22-3 record.

BEAR CLAWS ... Rath has 127 goals this season, and will attend Northwestern University next year. With their 18-3 victory over Delaware Valley, the Bears have scored 15 or more goals 13 times this season. They have 336 goals on the season.

Delaware Valley 2 1 0 0 - 3

Pleasant Valley 4 7 4 3 - 18

Goals: Delaware Valley - Rhyan Morris 2, Mackenzie. Heath 1; Pleasant Valley - Rylee Rath 5, Brielle Halamar 5, Sam Miller 3, Gabby Kutzler 2, Peyton Knecht 2, Alexis Getz 1. Assists: Delaware Valley - None; Pleasant Valley - Rath 4, Halamar 2, Knecht 1, Getz 1.; Saves: Delaware Valley - Jaida Palacios 7; Pleasant Valley - Emi Stipeck 1.

Records: Delaware Valley (8-11); Pleasant Valley (22-2).