North Schuylkill's Brigid Flynn pictured at Schuylkill League Softball Media Day (Staff Photo).

PINE GROVE — North Schuylkill did it again.

For the second time this season, the Spartans defeated Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League Division I softball showdown, this time winning 2-0 under the lights on Tuesday evening at Susan Y. Stump Field.

Brigid Flynn hurled a two-hit shutout, striking out five and walking one for North Schuylkill.

Olivia Jones contributed a single and an RBI, while Gianna Capone delivered a double and an RBI as the Spartans won their ninth straight game.

Pine Grove, which got singles from Madison Shiffer and Lily Flynn, saw its 10-game winning streak end.

With the victory, North Schuylkill (12-2, 9-1 D-I) climbed to the top of the Division I standings. The Spartans are a half-game ahead of Pine Grove (15-2, 9-2). After Tamaqua’s sweep of Blue Mountain — 1-0 on Monday and 4-3 on Tuesday — the Blue Raiders (10-6, 7-4) and Eagles (11-5, 7-4) are tied in third place. The top three finishers in each division will qualify for the Schuylkill League playoffs, set to begin May 10 at Blue Mountain’s Patton Field.

By virtue of its sweep (North Schuylkill edged Pine Grove 6-5 on April 3), the Spartans hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Cardinals. Similarly, Tamaqua’s sweep over Blue Mountain gives the Blue Raiders the edge over the Eagles.

NS (12-2, 9-1)          000      101   0 — 2        5       0      

PG (15-2, 9-2)     000     000  x — 0        2       2

Flynn and Brouse; Clark, Dinger (5) and Bohr. W— Flynn (7-1). L — Clark (10-1).

HITS: North Schuylkill — Frie, Croker, Jones, Capone, Holmes. Pine Grove — Shiffer, Flynn.

2B — Holmes, Capone.

Tamaqua 4, Blue Mountain 3

TAMAQUA — Leah Crowley’s walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Tamaqua over Blue Mountain in a Schuylkill League Division I game.

The Blue Raiders also topped the Eagles 1-0 on Monday. The teams are now tied for third place in Division I. The top three teams qualify for the Schuylkill League playoffs.

Tied 2-2, Addyson Fishburn gave Blue Mountain a 3-2 lead with an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning. Fishburn finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.

In the bottom of the seventh, Naomi Knitter and Peyton Faust led off with back-to-back singles for Tamaqua. After they moved to second and third on a groundout, Kolbe Robb singled to center field to drive in Knitter with the tying run. Faust held at third, and Robb scooted into second base on the play. Blue Mountain intentionally walked Ceanna Gormley, and Crowley followed with a single to drive in the game-winner. Crowley finished the game 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Robb went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Nico Conahan went 2-for-4 with a run scored for Tamaqua.

Emmerson Frie went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for the Eagles.

Naomi Knitter got the win in the circle with 2.2 innings of relief. She allowed two hits, one unearned run and struck out four. Knitter pitched a four-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts in Monday’s win over Blue Mountain.

BM (11-5, 7-4)            002      000   1 — 3        4       0      

Tam (10-6, 7-4)     200      000   2 — 4       10      2

Leonard and Cavadini; Faust, Knitter (5) and Krall. W— Knitter (6-2). L — Leonard (4-3).

HITS: Blue Mountain — Fishburn 2, Frie 2. Tamaqua — Conahan 2, Robb 2, Gormley, Crowley 3, Knitter, Faust.

2B — Frie.

Pottsville 7, Panther Valley 2

LANSFORD — Reese Ketner went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI as Pottsville defeated Panther Valley in a Division I game.

Megan Yost added a 2-for-4 day with a run scored for the Crimson Tide. Jo Barnhart doubled and knocked in three runs for Pottsville. Lana Cromyak and Peyton Eckert added doubles, while Aubrey Scanlan and Jes Siminitus tripled.

Eckert went the distance in the circle, scattering seven hits while striking out four and walking none.

For Panther Valley, Kyla McQuillen went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Janessa Prudente went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored.

Potts (8-7, 5-5)               100      014    1 —  7        12       1      

PV (7-7, 2-7)               002      000   0 — 2         7       2

Eckert and Wessner; Prudente and McQuillen. W— Eckert (7-7). L — Prudente (6-7).

HITS: Pottsville — Siminitus, Scanlan, Yost 2, Eckert, Ketner 3, Barnhart, Kunstek, Templeton, Cromyak. Panther Valley — McQuillen 2, Prudente 2, Me. O’Brien, Alabovitz, Mo. O’Brien.

2B — Cromyak, Barnhart, Eckert, McQuillen. 3B — Scanlan, Siminitus, Prudente.

Minersville 21, Weatherly 1

WEATHERLY — Payton Frantz went 2-for-4 with five RBIs and three runs scored to power Minersville to a Division II victory.

Rilynn Brennan added a 2-for-3 day that included three runs scored and two RBIs. Grace Sterner went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs and one RBI for the Miners.

Cali Laudeman took care of the pitching, tossing a two-hitter while striking out five and walking none.

Min (7-9, 6-5)                 2(11)8 — 21       12       0      

Wea (3-12, 1-10)          1  0  0  —  1         2       6

Laudeman and McGrath; Caldwell, Marasco (2) and Teodorescu. W— Laudeman (5-2). L — Caldwell (3-10).

HITS: Minersville — Brennan 2, Sterner 2, Frantz 2, Rizzardi, McGrath, Cruz, Moyer, Long, Motuk. Weatherly — Weston, Rosenlund.

2B — Sterner, Motuk. 3B — Rizzardi.

Mahanoy Area 28, Lourdes 12

MOUNT CARMEL — Naomi Kowalick went 4-for-7 with a home run, nine RBIs and four runs scored to power Mahanoy Area to a come-from-behind Division I win over Lourdes.

The Red Raiders led 12-1 after four innings before Mahanoy Area scored 11 runs in the fifth to tie it at 12. The Golden Bears added eight runs in the sixth inning and eight more in the seventh to pull away.

Other top hitters for Mahanoy Area included Ella Connolly, 2-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored; and Allison Killian, 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs.

For Lourdes, Gabby Dusendschine went 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs. Reaghan Fuller doubled and knocked in three runs, while Arianna Adams went 2-for-3 and scored three runs.

Mah (4-10, 1-8)          000      1(11)8   8 — 28       13       5      

Lou (2-10, 0-9)        242      4  0  0   0 — 12         7        3

Kennedy, Carl (2) and Mroczka; Barcavage, Kressler (5), Adams (5) and R. Fuller. W— Carl (4-4). L — Adams (1-4).

HITS: Mahanoy Area — Brode, Carl, Kowalick 4, Mroczka, Connolly 2, Killian 2, Kennedy, Kramer. Lourdes — Koronkiewicz, Adams 2, R. Fuller, Dusendschine 3.

2B — Brode, Koronkiewicz, R. Fuller. 3B — Dusendschine. HR — Kowalick.

Games postponed

The Marian at Nativity game in Division II was postponed and rescheduled for May 13. The game will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Nativity also postponed its non-league game scheduled for Wednesday at home against Mahanoy Area. That game will be made up at a date and time to be announced.

The Tri-Valley at Shenandoah Valley Division II game was rescheduled for Wednesday, April 30, at 4:30 p.m.

Schuylkill League Softball

Through games of April 29

Division I

Team (overall)                      W     L         Pct.    GB

North Sch. (12-2)                  9       1         .900     —

Pine Grove (15-2)                 9       2         .818        ½

Blue Mtn. (11-5)                   7       4         .636      2½

Tamaqua (10-6)                    7       4         .636      2½

Pottsville (8-7)                      5       5         .500      4

Panther Val. (7-7)                 2       7         .222      6½

Mahanoy Area (4-10)           1       8         .111      7½

Lourdes (2-10)                      0       9         .000      8½

Division II

y-Williams Val. (16-1)       11      0       1.000     —

Tri-Valley (11-3)                  8       2         .800      2½

Sch. Haven (11-5)                8       3         .727      3

Minersville (7-9)                   6       5         .545      5

Marian (8-6)                          5       5         .500      5½

Shen. Valley (4-12)              2       8         .200      8½

Nativity (2-12)                      1       9         .100      9½

Weatherly (3-12)                  1     10         .091      10

y-Clinched league playoff berth