AKRON – Warsaw made the most of late opportunities, scoring six runs in the final two innings to beat Tippecanoe Valley, 7-5, in softball action Friday at Valley.

Valley grabbed a 3-1 lead in the fourth after starting the inning by loading the bases. An error brought in the first run, then RBI singles from Rachael Torpy and Emmalee Cohagen got Valley going.

Warsaw answered with four runs in the sixth and two in the seventh. Katie Anderson and Morgan Ashtari both had run-scoring singles, followed by a Grace Johnson two-run double. Courtney Chookie and Riley Bloemendaal drove in the seventh inning Tiger runs.

Valley would get a seventh-inning RBI single from Ashley Shepherd and a run on defensive interference, but got no closer.

Sarah Shoemaker, Abby Glass and Bloemendaal each reached base three times for Warsaw while Johnson and Lauren Shaffner both had two hits. Chookie got the win, working 6.1 innings, allowing just two earned runs.

Shepherd had three hits for Valley and Abby Betten smacked two hits and scored twice. Kayla Scott took the loss, giving up five runs in two innings of relief.

Warsaw (6-18) will meet Manchester Saturday while Valley (7-14) will prep for NorthWood in the second game Monday at the Fairfield Sectional. NorthWood beat Valley 13-0 in the first game of the regular season.