Ludhiana, November 24

Ludhiana and Moga notched up contrasting victories in their respective semifinal matches to set up the title clash in the girls’ category in the 8th Sub-Junior Punjab State Baseball Championship at Government Girls Senior Secondary School grounds at Gill village here today.

Ludhiana girls thrashed Fazilka 10-0, while Moga prevailed 20-16 over Sangrur.

Earlier in the qualifiers, Patiala got the better of Amritsar 1-0, while Ropar overcame Mohali 2-1. Bathinda blanked Ferozepur 10-0.

Moga survived a scare against Malerkotla before winning the match 12-11. Ludhiana beat Patiala 2-1 and Fazilka defeated Ropar 2-0.

Sangrur registered a 2-1 win over Bathinda 2-1 and Moga edged out Barnala 13-12.

Meanwhile, in the third place playoff, Patiala boys beat Amritsar 7-6. Yesterday, Ludhiana had defeated Barnala 2-0 to win the trophy. — OC