LEGION BASEBALL: Northern Lakes drops two in Sandpoint

SANDPOINT — Avery Bocksch singled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as North Idaho Lakers defeated the Northern Lakes Mountaineers 7-6 in the first game of a doubleheader at Pine Street Field on Wednesday.

Sandpoint beat Northern Lakes in the nightcap 11-5.

Jacob Hessing had three RBIs in the opener for Northern Lakes, which scored four runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 6-6.

Tristan Clift had two RBIs in the second game for Northern Lakes (3-3), which competes in the Border Battle Tournament starting on Friday at Lakeland High.

The Lakers are 5-5.

FIRST GAME

Northern Lakes 000 200 4 — 6 9 4

N.I. Lakers 210 012 1 — 7 10 1

Jacob Hessing, Andrew Horn (7) and Sam Pemberton; McDonald, Bocksch (5) and Riley. W — Bocksch. L — Horn.

HITS: NL — Powell, Pote 2, Clift, Pemberton 2, Hessing, Vandever, Schaffner. NIL— Hanneh 3, Riley, Belgrade, Mellander 2, Bocksch, Cook, Roop. 2B — Pote 2, Clift, Mellander, Riley. 3B — Powell, Hessing, Hanneh.

SECOND GAME

Northern Lakes 012 001 1 — 5 4 2

N.I. Lakers 200 550 x — 11 11 0

Wyatt Kitchin, Andrew Horn (4), Jacob Schaffner (5) and Caleb Knight; Barlow, Roop (3), Cook (6) and Riley. W — Roop. L — Kitchin.

HITS: NL — Powell, Clift, Pemberton, Knight. NIL— Hanneh 3, Riley, McDonald, Belgrade, Bocksch, Brackett 3. 2B — Hanneh. 3B — Pemberton, Clift.