HERMITAGE, Pa. (EYT) — For five innings, Franklin’s District 10 Class 3A quarterfinal game against Jamestown at Hickory High School was an old-school, low-scoring softball affair.

And then the Knights broke things open scoring five in the sixth and three more in the seventh to get a 9-1 win over the Muskies and advance to Thursday’s semifinal contest against Northwestern at Penn State Behrend (4 p.m.).

Gracie Streyffler played a key role in the win for Franklin driving in a pair of runs, including hitting a solo home run to open the scoring in the fourth and adding a double in the fifth, while also picking up the victory allowing one run on 10 hits.

Hannah Perry, Sky Jolley and Megan Haynes all added a pair of RBIs for the Knights with Jolley and Haynes also doubling.

Haynes was 2-for-4, while Jolley was 1-for-4 with a run scored and Perry 1-for-3 with a run scored. Kielie Hawke added a 2-for-4 day with a pair of runs scored, while Lexie Herdle was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Stryffeler also scored twice.

Bailey Haines led Jamestown going 4-for-4 with an RBI, while Logan Shannon was 2-for-3 and Camille Engstrom 2-for-4.

DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 12, A-C VALLEY 1, 5 INNINGS

DUBOIS, Pa. — You can’t give a team like DuBois Central Catholic extra outs and free base runners.

Eighth-seeded A-C Valley found that out the hard way Tuesday afternoon during a seven-run second inning for the Lady Cardinals in a 12-1, five-inning victory by the defending champions over the visiting and eighth-seeded Lady Falcons.

DCC took advantage of two errors in the second and a hit batter during a stretch that saw nine straight Lady Cardinals reach base after one out in the inning.

Jordy Frank, who was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs, had a two-run triple in the frame, while Macey Hanes, who was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI, added a run-scoring base hit as did Libby Maurer.

The seven-run inning pushed the Lady Cardinals lead to 9-0, and they added three more in the third, including a two-run double by winning pitcher Riley Assalone, who was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Shay Gulvas also added a pair of hits and a run scored for DCC, while Sabrina Spencer scored twice.

Assalone pitched well allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out nine in five innings of work.

Emily Wetzel was 2-for-3 with a run scored for A-C Valley, while Cami McNany was 1-for-2 with a double.

Wetzel took the loss going 1 ⅔ innings allowing nine runs.

DCC awaits the winner of Wednesday’s game between fifth-seeded Smethport and fourth-seeded Elk County Catholic.