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Dallas scored a run in the top of the first inning and Aaron Yurko made it stand up.The senior pitched a two-hit shutout to lead the Mountaineers to a 1-0 road win at Wyoming Area on Tuesday to close out the WVC baseball regular season. Yurko struck out six while going the distance.Charles Giacometti doubled to start the game for Dallas (6-7) and scored on a Dave Simpson single for the game&#8217;s lone run.Cory Lescavage had both hits for the Division 2 champion Warriors (10-3), who will have a first-round bye in the upcoming District 2 tournament. Josh Kopcza also struck out six in seven innings of work.Meyers 6, Northwest 1Geral Gomez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth and pitched a complete game to lift the Mohawks in a battle for seeding in the District 2 Class 2A bracket. Lee Falzone doubled and drove in three runs in the seventh for Meyers (10-4).Northwest (9-5) got a solo shot from Eric Evans in the third for a 1-0 lead before the Mohawks scored six runs in the final three innings.Hanover Area 6, MMI Prep 1The Hawkeyes (7-7) took a no-hitter into the seventh as four pitchers combined on a two-hitter. Kevin Rimmer (3 for 4) and Matt Clarke each had two RBI while John Morgan went 2 for 2 with three runs scored.Freshman Keefer Hoover singled and drove in a run for the Preppers (1-13).BOYS LACROSSECrestwood 18, Tunkhannock 7Lance Blass socred four goals and Lance Lysiak finished with three goals and three assists in the Comets&#8217; win over Tunkhannock.Ryan Magin finished with three goals and two assists and Quin Roberts and Liam Stone combined to make six saves in goal.Tunkhannock was led by Andrew Mills&#8217; four goals.Dallas 1, Wyoming Area 0Dallas`AB`R`H`BIGiacometti ss`4`1`1`0Barrett 2b`3`0`2`0Yurko p`2`0`0`0Kocher lf`3`0`1`0Simpson c`3`0`1`1Huntington 1b`0`0`0`0Eckert dh`3`0`0`0Patton 3b`2`0`0`0Elston ph`1`0`0`0Wargo rf`2`0`0`0Markowski ph`1`0`1`0Kovalick cf`2`0`0`0Totals`26`1`6`1Wyoming Area`AB`R`H`BIBonita cf`2`0`0`0Lescavage ss`2`0`2`0Kopcza p`2`0`0`0Charney 3b`3`0`0`0CBarletta lf`2`0`0`0Nardell lf`1`0`0`0Neely 1b`1`0`0`0Homza 1b`2`0`0`0Keating rf`2`0`0`0Webb rf`1`0`0`0Lee c`2`0`0`0Dougherty 2b`2`0`0`0Totals`22`0`2`0Dallas`100`000`0`&#8212;`1Wyoming Area`000`000`0`&#8212;`02B &#8212; GiacomettiDallas`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KYurko (W)`7.0`2`0`0`2`6Wyo. Area`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KKopcza (L)`7.0`6`1`1`2`6Meyers 6, Northwest 1Meyers`AB`R`H`BIPasone cf`4`0`1`0KeOstrwski lf`4`1`1`0Gilgallon 3b`2`1`1`0Gomez p`3`1`2`2Lake rf`2`1`0`0Falzone 1b`3`1`1`3DNargoski 2b`4`0`1`1Rojas ss`4`0`1`0JNargoski c`3`1`0`0Totals`29`6`8`6Northwest`AB`R`H`BIEvans cf`3`1`1`1Reno ss`4`0`0`0Boberick lf`2`0`1`0Campbell 3b`4`0`0`0Harrison rf`3`0`0`0Ford c`2`0`0`0BriHardmn 1b`3`0`2`0BraHardmn p`3`0`0`0Piestrak 2b`3`0`0`0Totals`27`1`4`1Meyers`000`020`4`&#8212;`6Northwest`001`000`0`&#8212;`12B &#8212; Falzone, DNargoski; HR &#8212; Gomez, EvansMeyers`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KGomez (W)`7.0`4`1`1`4`3Northwest`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KBraHdn (L)`5.0`4`2`2`4`2Campbell`2.0`4`4`4`3`1Hanover Area 6, MMI Prep 1Hanover Area`AB`R`H`BIMorgan cf`2`3`2`0Clarke ss`3`1`1`2Kwlski p-1b-lf`4`0`0`1Rimmer 3b-p`4`0`3`2Gately 1b-p`4`0`1`0Piscotty rf`3`0`0`0Peters c`3`1`1`0Wheeler lf`0`0`0`0Flaim dh`2`0`0`0Windt 2b`3`1`1`1Totals`28`6`9`6MMI Prep`AB`R`H`BIPatel p-lf`3`0`0`0Badamo c`2`0`0`0Palermo 2b`2`0`0`0Bains 1b`3`0`0`0Carrato rf`0`0`0`0Lobitz p`0`0`0`0Smith dh`2`1`0`0Herbener ss`2`0`1`0Hoover 3b`2`0`1`1Drusda lf`3`0`0`0Young cf`3`0`0`0Totals`22`1`2`1Hanover Area`100`040`1`&#8212;`6MMI Prep`000`000`1`&#8212;`1Hanover`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KKwlski (W)`2.0`0`0`0`2`2Gately`2.0`0`0`0`0`0Stevens`2.0`0`0`0`2`1Rimmer`1.0`2`1`1`1`2MMI Prep`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KPatel (L)`5.0`8`5`5`2`3Lobitz`2.0`1`1`1`2`0<style>
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