PHOTO PROVIDED Jersey Shore's major softball team won the District 12 championship by beating Williamsport Area on Friday.

For the second time in three years, Jersey Shore’s major softball team is the district’s best team. Jersey Shore used a 10-run third inning to defeat Williamsport Area in Friday’s District 12 major softball championship game, 13-1, in four innings.

Faith Wrench and Sophia Lehman were key in the lineup for Jersey Shore in Friday’s victory. The duo combined for two hits apiece while Riley Bowmaster, Lehman and Kelsey Brooks all drove in two runs each.

Cali Black and Bowmaster led the team by both earning two walks and those two and Wrench also had multiple stolen bases.

In total, Jersey Shore collected seven stolen bases en route to the win.

In the third inning, Addyson Swales had a sacrifice bunt which brought in two runs and Eden Teneyck had a sacrifice bunt which also drove in a run. Riley Crothers had a walk and scored a run while Kelsey Brooks had a single and scored a run. Jersey Shore plated two runs in the third thanks to an error.

Sophia Lehman had a two-RBI single and Riley Bowmaster connected on an RBI single.

Jersey Shore scored in the first inning for an early 1-0 lead and added two runs in the bottom of the second thanks to RBI walks by Bowmaster and Brooks.

In the circle, Wrench didn’t allow a hit and only allowed one run in four innings of work with two strikeouts and only one walk.

Of Jersey Shore’s nine runs, five were earned.

Williamsport Area broke up the shutout in the fourth inning when it scored after a batter reached base by being hit by a pitch.

Friday’s District 12 championship wins secures a spot in the Section 3 tournament for Jersey Shore.

Jersey Shore 13, Williamsport Area 1

(4 INNINGS)

Williamsport Area 000 1 — 1 0 0

Jersey Shore 12(10)x — 13 6 0

W–Faith Wrench.

Top Williamsport Area hitters: Ballard BB; Goeka HBP, run. Top Jersey Shore hitters: Faith wrench 2-3, 3 SB, 2 runs; Sophia Lehman 2-3, 2 2B; SB, 2 runs; Riley Bowmaster run, SB; Cali Black 2 BB, 4 SB, 2 runs; Maddie Barger 1-1, 1B, BB, SB, 2 runs; Eden Teneyck BB; Riley Crothers 2 BB, run; Harper O’Brien BB, run; Kelsey Brooks 1B, run; Madi Eck run.