Prairie falls in Legion opener

DEER PARK - Blake Wrotenbery had two hits, including a triple for the Prairie Cardinals, who lost to the Spokane Blue Devils 10-6 in the opening game of the Dave Franklin Memorial Tournament on Thursday night at Deer Park High.

"Overall, there (were) a lot more positives than negatives," Prairie coach Ron Mackie said. "We left six runners on base in the game and struggled to throw strikes in the seventh. For a first time out, everything went well, but we've got a few things to work on."

On Saturday, Prairie will face the Northeast 49ers at 9:30 a.m., and Belgrade, Alberta, at noon, both in Chewelah.

Spokane 020 030 5 - 10 10 3

Prairie 020 010 3 - 6 10 4

Keenan, Lyles (6) and catcher not available; Kris Jackson, Killian Estes (6), Michael Bodak (7) and James Prockish. W - Keenan. L - Jackson.

HITS: Spo - Ngoyen 2, Rileskey, Kurtis, Romaneschi, Flippo, Wyle, H, Lopez, Greenhaff, Rupert. Pra - Cooper, Wrotenbery 2, Prockish, Howell, Valente, Lebsock, Bodak, Ceballos. 2B - Flippo, Wyle. 3B - Wrotenbery.