WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Golden Eagle softball team concluded their week at the PFX Spring Games on Friday, falling in a 13-11 shootout with Stonehill before dropping a 14-0 decision to Holy Family in the finale.
 
Clarion (0-10) enjoyed some timely hitting during the first game of the day, battling back from a big deficit against the Skyhawks.  The Golden Eagles had the potential go-ahead run at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, after Chelsea Liroff and Aryn Boyer led off the inning with back-to-back singles.  Stonehill buckled down, though, retiring Allison Gilliam, Carissa Giordano and Makenzie Wolfe in order to end the threat.  The Skyhawks posted a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh to seal the win.
 
Jessica Cartia was the main offensive driver against Stonehill, going 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and a three-run double.  The latter came in the bottom of the fifth inning with the bases loaded, clearing the decks and pulling the Golden Eagles to within 13-11.  The home run came as part of back-to-back shots, with Rebecca Kelley adding a solo shot immediately after Cartia.
 
Maycee Shumaker put the Golden Eagles ahead 2-1 with a two-run single in the first inning, scoring Wolfe and Giordano.  Stonehill added three runs in the top of the second to retake the lead, but Cartia and Kelley added back-to-back RBIs in the bottom of the second to make it 5-4.  The Skyhawks took the lead for good with a six-run third to make it 10-5.
 
The late game featured plenty of fireworks by Holy Family, who tallied nine runs in the second inning and five runs in the third.  Clarion's best opportunity to score came in the third when Gilliam and Molly Cowden reached with one out, followed by a two-out single by Giordano to load the bases.  Wolfe grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning, and Holy Family maintained the lead to end the game in five innings.