Holland Springfield, making its first final four appearance, beat Pataskala Watkins Memorial 4-2 in the first semifinal Thursday.
Lakota West will seek its first state championship. This will be its second appearance in the final game in six trips to the final four. In 2018, it lost 11-1 to Massillon Perry in five innings.
Lakota West trailed 5-1 after one inning but got a run back in the second and took the lead with four runs in the fourth. It added four in the fifth and three in the sixth.
Kendall Forren and Molly Grace led Lakota West with three hits each. Grace doubled twice. Forren drove in four runs. KK Mathis also had four RBIs. Tionna Bright scored four runs.
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