The Cambridge Springs softball team would be wise to scrub the remnants of Saturday's dramatic loss to Warren from their collective psyche.

Stephanie Baer was one out from a perfect game when the Dragons' Lindsay Thomas singled off the Blue Devils' pitcher. Before Baer could recover, Danielle Dorunda followed with a two-run home run that produced Warren's shocking 2-1 victory.

The back-to-back hits not only ruined Baer's bid for perfection, but Cambridge Springs' bid for a perfect record. The Blue Devils' dropped to 12-1 overall.

Cambridge Springs must rebound with three games in three days, starting with today's 4 p.m. matchup at Conneaut Valley. The Blue Devils travel to Conneautville at 12-0 in Region 2, a half-game better than Union City (12-1, 12-1).

Cochranton (9-4, 9-4) and Conneaut Valley (8-4, 8-4) are desperately chasing those teams for what likely amounts to the region's lone Class A at-large berth for the District 10 playoffs.

After today, Cambridge Springs visits Class AA power Iroquois on Wednesday. Their busy run ends Thursday with a region home game vs. Linesville.

-- Mike Copper