SCRANTON - Marissa Horn recorded her 500th career strikeout in the top of the second inning against Holy Redeemer in the PIAA District II final at Marywood University Tuesday evening. 

Horn held the Lady Royals scoreless through four innings, however the Lady Royals scored eight runs in the final three innings to defeat the Lady Warriors 8-4.

Holy Redeemer's Anne Carter matched zeros with Horn through the first three innings, allowing just a triple by Leah Traver for the lone Lady Warriors hit.

Elk Lake would break through in the bottom of the fourth as Brynn Warriner led it off with a triple. 

Maddy Ely then reached on a one out walk, before Celeste Clark laid down a bunt single, with Warriner scoring, followed by Ely scoring after a throwing error.

Clark would later score on an error of the bat of Lydia Howell, putting the Lady Warriors up 3-0 after four innings.

The Lady Royals responded with three runs of their own in the top of the fifth, belting out a pair of doubles and a single to knot the game at three apiece.

Holy Redeemer struck for three more runs in the sixth, scoring a pair of runs on a triple and getting the other on a sacrifice fly.

Hannah Howell drew a two out walk in the bottom of the sixth and then scored on a double from Horn as the Lady Warriors trimmed Redeemer's lead to two.

A pair of Lady Warrior errors and a big two out single, helped the Lady Royals tack on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh, making it 8-4.

Aleece Greenley stroked a one out single in the bottom of the seventh, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Warriors settle for the silver medal, dropping the 8-4 decision.

Horn went the distance for the Lady Warriors in the circle, allowing eight runs - three earned, on 10 hits and a walk. She fanned four batters, to finish her career with an impressive 502 career strikeouts.

Elk Lake was limited to just six hits, Traver and Warriner each smacked a triple, while Horn cracked a double. Greenley had a pair of singles and Clark had one.

Warriner, Ely and Clark each scored a run, while Horn Clark and L. Howell each drove in a run.

The Lady Warriors finished their season with an overall record of 17-5. They will bid farewell to several key seniors, but have a solid core coming back.