West Essex High School, seeded number 2, will face top-seeded Mt St Dominic Academy on Saturday for the championship of the Essex County Softball Tournament. West Essex defeated Cedar Grove, 3-0, on Friday evening to move on. Mt St Dominc had a tougher task. It took eight innings for The Mount to edge Bloomfield, 1-0, in the second game of the semifinal doubleheader.

The Championship game is scheduled for Saturday evening, 7pm, at Ivy Hill Park, adjacent to Seton Hall University.