Cranford (1) at Middletown North (5) - Softball

  • 05/25 - 4:00 PM SoftballFinal
    Cranford 1
    Middletown North 5
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Malori Bell struck out 15 and walked three, allowing four hits and one run to lead top-seeded Middletown North, No. 5 in the NJ.com Top 20, over 4-seed Cranford, 5-1, in the semifinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Friday in Middletown.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored while Sam Kanach doubled with two RBI and a run scored for Middletown North, which had seven hits as a team.

Milena Wilton singled twice and drove in a run while Adrianna Cerbo added two hits and a run scored for Middletown North, which scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Middletown North will face the winner of Friday night's matchup between second-seeded Gov. Livingston and 6-seed Summit in the final round on Tuesday.

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