Cardinal and Lakeside opened the postseason with wins in their respective sectional semifinal games on Monday.
The 16th-seeded Huskies opened their Division IV tournament run with an 11-4 win over No. 17 Windham.
Maggie Grant was dominant in all aspects of the game.
She went 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of doubles, a run scored, and an RBI, and she allowed one unearned run on one hit and struck out 12 in the game.
Rylie Leichtman and Morgan Soltis each recorded two hits, and Kelsi Collins, Kayleigh Duncan, Alaina Rupinski, and Casey Koeth also had hits in the win.
Cardinal advanced to play at No. 3 McDonald on Wednesday.
No. 30 Lakeside traveled to No. 28 Brush and upset the Arcs in a Division I sectional semifinal, 17-11.
Adalena Hoss-Torino led the Dragons at the plate as she finished the game 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored, and an RBI. Kiara May, Mariah Gildersleeve, Quinn Noble, and Sophia Matrisciano each had one hit for Lakeside.
Gildersleeve knocked in a team-high three runs for the Dragons, who advanced to play at No. 1 Austintown-Fitch on Wednesday.
Jules Lavender struck out 13 in her complete-game victory.
