Gage Brink’s one-out eighth-inning single drove in Caden Willis with the winning run in the Kalispell Lakers’ 5-4 win over Great Falls Wednesday, in the first game of a AA Legion doubleheader.

The Lakers needed to score twice in the bottom of the seventh – Jack Corriveau’s two-out RBI single tied it at 4-4 – to force an extra inning with the Chargers. Great Falls built a 4-2 despite getting just one hit off the duo of AJ Wood and Reid Barrows.

Connor Drish had an RBI groundout in the seventh as well as a run-scoring single in the third.

Wood pitched six innings, allowing just four hits and fanning three. Just one of the runs he allowed was earned. Barrows fanned one in his two innings of work and got the win.

Brink’s game-winner gave him three hits in the game. Ben Corriveau scored twice.

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Cam McNamee, Andrew Paradise (7) and Tyler Marr. AJ Wood, Reid Barrows (7) and Gage Brink. WP – Barrows. LP – Paradise.

GREAT FALLS – Derick Spring 0-3, Keeton Clark 0-4, Kael Richards 0-4, Andrew Paradise 1-3, Tyler Marr 0-3, Josey Hintlerager 0-2, Hunter Hovck 0-3, Fox Weymouth 0-3, Nate Fowler 0-1.

LAKERS – Ben Corriveau 1-1, Gage Brink 3-4, Ethan Diede 1-2, Conner Drish 1-4, Jack Corriveau 1-4, Luke Halland 1-4, Caden Willis 1-4, Danny Kernan 0-3, Kobe Burland 0-2, Haiden Bunyea 0-0, Kostya Hoffman 0-1.

2B – Paradise. RBIs – Spring, Paradise, Marr, Drish 2, Brink, J. Corriveau.

A Lakers shut out

Mission Valley Mariners

POLSON – Max Holden threw a four-hit shutout and Caleb Morgan came home as part of a double-steal to lead Kalispell over Mission Valley 4-0 in the first game of an A Legion doubleheader.

Morgan’s run came in the midst of a 3-run sixth that gave the Lakers some breathing room. Carver Van Aken had an RBI single and later came home on a Mariners error to make it 4-0.

Grady Drish had two hits, scored once and drove in one for the Lakers.

Holden meanwhile allowed just five baserunners: He walked one and fanned three.

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Max Holden and Grady Drish. Alex Muzquiz and Espn Fisher. WP – Holden. LP – Muzquiz.