Pleasant Valley outlasts Liberty in extra-inning thriller

Over the course of a dozen innings, the Lightning just weren’t able to strike for that one key hit to fully capitalize on them. Liberty and Pleasant Valley exchanged solid relief pitching and strong defensive play for a marathon contest. Jack Reiter produced two double plays in the final two innings that bracketed an RBI single in the top of the 12 th, propelling the Spartans to a 4-3 extra-inning victory over the No. 9 Lightning for the Class 4A Substate 8 title Wednesday night at Liberty. The Spartans denied...