AFTON – The Afton ladies varsity softball team cruised to a relatively comfortable 6-1 victory in the quarter finals of the Section IV, Class D playoffs last Tuesday, May 24.

After hammering Morris in the first round of the playoffs 26-0, the third-seeded Crimson Knights faced off against eighth-seeded Richfield Springs, who won their first round matchup against Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.

Afton got off to a blistering start, and quickly jumped out to a three run lead. They tacked on a run in the third and two more in the fourth inning to increase their lead to a sizable 6-0. Richfield Springs clawed back a run in the fifth inning, but they couldn't mount a comeback and fell to the defeat.