Sentinel photo by BOB HOCKENBROCK Mifflin County's Lexi Trutt tosses the ball to Carly Trutt to apply the tag on Cumberland Valley’s Izzy Kertes to record the out at third base.

By Connor Jackson

Sports correspondent

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County softball team could only muster one hit in their 12-0 loss to Cumberland Valley on Tuesday.

Cumberland Valley’s Lauren Richardson pitched a gem, going all seven innings with only one hit and two walks allowed.

“Obviously, it’s Cumberland Valley, they are a good program,” Mifflin County coach Craig Weston said. “Track record of being one of the top in the state. We had some girls that battled and had some good at-bats. But overall, we didn’t have a good approach at the plate. Also, a pretty good pitcher.”

Piper Specht started in the circle for the Huskies and did a pretty solid job for most of her outing, limiting the Eagles to three runs in the first four innings. Cumberland Valley scored a run in each of the first three innings to go ahead 3-0.

“They just keep battling,” Weston said. “Pi is coming out here throwing a lot of innings, a lot of pitches. At the end of the day we have a bunch of fighters. They continue to come out here and give me what they got.”

As the game wore on things began to get worse for the Huskies. Cumberland Valley had a three-run fifth inning that knocked out Specht. Later, they scored two in the sixth and three in the seventh.

“The girls didn’t quit today,” Weston said. “I’m proud of that. Things got away a little bit there in the end. They squared the ball and hit it hard. We didn’t make some plays that we need to make.”

The only hit for Mifflin County came from Ava Baker who cranked a double out near the left field wall in the fourth inning that was almost caught to keep the no-hitter intact. Addisyn Velez and Gacie Kerstetter pitched the final innings for the Huskies.

Next up for Mifflin County (1-7) will be at Central Dauphin at 4:15 on Thursday. “We need to play a complete game,” Weston said. “Rather than playing four or five innings, we need to put seven innings together. And that’s in all facets of the game.”