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After dropping Saturday's first game of a PSAC Central doubleheader, 6-2, to Clarion at Richland Elementary School, Pitt-Johnstown got a homerun and six RBI from Kayla Luprek to secure a split with a 12-9 victory in the nightcap.  Pitt-Johnstown is now 5-11 overall and 3-1 in conference-play.
 
In game one, the Golden Eagles built a 5-0 lead in the third inning and went on to the 6-2 win.
 
McKenna Kern had two hits, including a double and an RBI, and Alessa Morrison added a single and a double to lead Pitt-Johnstown.  Montana Mang doubled, while Morgan Cannin, Marley Elbin, and Kelsey Feeney all had base hits in the loss.
 
Melissa Wagner pitched a complete-game in the circle for Pitt-Johnstown, but suffered the loss and fell to 2-8.  Wagner gave up six runs (5 earned) on eight Clarion hits.  She also struck out 10 and walked two.
 
Audrey Hummell went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI, and Christina Tressler had two hits, including a solo homerun for Clarion.
 
Sarah Gossard picked-up her first win of the season after holding Pitt-Johnstown to two runs (1 earned) on eight hits in seven innings.
 
In the nightcap, Clarion jumped on Pitt-Johnstown starter Emily Moore for three first inning runs, but Pitt-Johnstown stormed back with three runs in the second to tie it and six runs in the third to break it open.
 
Luprek's 3-run homerun in the Pitt-Johnstown second inning knotted it at three, before her three-run double to right-centerfield in her next at-bat highlighted the six-run third inning.
 
Luprek finished 2-for-4 with a homer and a career-high six RBI, while Amanda O'Toole and Amber Maurer each drove in a pair for Pitt-Johnstown.  Cannin also had two hits and an RBI.
 
Moore earned the win in the circle for Pitt-Johnstown to improve to 4-3.  Moore pitched all seven innings and allowed nine runs (7 earned) on 13 hits.
 
With the split, Clarion is now 3-14 overall and 1-3 in the PSAC Central Division.
 
Pitt-Johnstown travels to Lock haven University for a PSAC Central doubleheader on Friday, before hosting a conference doubleheader against Bloomsburg on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Richland Elementary School.