Hannah Sharp paced the Irish Jaguars offense with four hits, while Reagan Harris, Eloise Noel, Lucia Williams and Meaghan McKinney each had two. Lexi Sharp hit a home run in the third for her team, which had 16 total hits.

Michelle Ordway earned the pitching win for Johnsburg/Minerva, recording one strikeout, before Hannah Sharp entered in relief in the third inning and struck out five.

Willow Wood started for Lake Placid and finished with four strikeouts. Lili Draper pitched the final inning. The Blue Bombers struggled defensively with nine fielding errors.

However, offensively, Lake Placid was solid, recording 11 total hits. Brooke Meyer paced her team with three of those hits, while Wood and Margaret Thatcher each had two hits. The Blue Bombers’ Draper, Anisa Cecunjanin, Brooke Beaney and Kelsey McKillip had one hit each.

Lake Placid’s Margaret Thatcher swings during Thursday’s home playoff game against Johnsburg/Minerva. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

The Irish Jaguars got off to a hot start on Thursday, scoring eight runs in the first inning before scoring four more in the second and third to take a 12-0 lead.

Lake Placid scored nine straight runs in the bottom of the third inning to bring the game within three. However, Johnsburg/Minerva extended its lead with three runs in the fourth and 12 runs in the fifth to essentially seal the game.

The fifth-seeded Irish Jaguars will now take on the No. 1 seed, Crown Point Panthers, in the Section VII, Class D semifinal contest.

The Blue Bombers, which were the No. 4 seed in this sectional tournament, finished their season with a 5-10 overall record.