LEWISTON — Taylor Hill went 3 for 5 with three RBIs, including a two-run homer in a nine-run fifth inning, as the Lake City Timberwolves beat the Lewiston Bengals 15-8 in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader at Airport Park. 

Lewiston won the second game 10-5.

Lake City (7-3, 5-1 IEL) trailed 6-3 heading into the fifth in the opener. Layla Gugino tripled home two runs in the inning for the Timberwolves, and Sammie Chavez added a three-run triple. Chavez finished with four RBIs, Gugino three, and KaeLee Kolden was 2 for 5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored.

Jenna Barney hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Lewiston (6-6, 6-2).

In the second game, Ashland Schnell of Lewiston hit a three-run homer in the second inning, and the Bengals led 8-1 after three. Morgan Thayer struck out 12 for Lewiston.

Kolden was 2 for 3 with two triples, two RBIs and two runs, and Karsyn DeMent was 3 for 4 with a triple and double.

Lake City travels to Coeur d’Alene (7-3, 5-1) on Tuesday for an IEL doubleheader pitting the two teams tied for first in the league.

FIRST GAME

Lake City    102    093    0    —    15    15    1

Lewiston    210    311    0    —    8    11    3

Kylee Palmer, Madalynn Blood (4) and Taylor Hill; Jenna Barney and Caitrin Reel.

HITS: LC — Schiley 2, Kolden 2, Gugino, Hill 3, Blood 2, DeMent 2, Thomas, Chavez 2. Lew — Arellano, Barney 2, Schnell, Thorson 2, Hogaboam 2, Shepard, Thayer 2. 2B — Kolden, Shepard, Hogaboam, Schnell. 3B — Gugino, Chavez. HR — Hill, Barney.

SECOND GAME

Lake City    100    400    0    —    5    9    1

Lewiston    233    101    x    —    10    9    3

Madalynn Blood, Layla Gugino (1), Kylee Palmer (3) and Taylor Hill; Morgan Thayer and unknown.

HITS: LC — Kolden 2, Gugino, DeMent 3, Peterson, Thomas 2. Lew — Arellano 3, Schoville, Hogaboam, Schnell, Thorson, Ready, Nuxoll. 2B — Gugino, DeMent. 3B — DeMent, Kolden 2, Arellano. HR — Schnell.

Lakeland 14

Lakeside (Wash.) 7

RATHDRUM — Junior Alexis Hanna homered, drove in three runs and scored four as the host Hawks rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Eagles of Nine Mile Falls, Wash., in nonleague play.

Delilah Zimmerman also homered for Lakeland (3-5), and finished 3 for 5 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Kiersten Drake went 2 for 3 with three RBIs for the Hawks, and her run-scoring single in the fifth snapped a 7-7 tie. Hanna hit a two-run homer in the fourth.

Lakeside is 5-7.

Lakeland visits Post Falls on Tuesday for an IEL doubleheader.

Lakeside    402    100    0    —    7    16    1

Lakeland    101    246    x    —    14    13    2

Aleya Sturm, Katie Sturm (5) and Gianna Norman; Abby Helmholz, Mia Kesner (1) and Payton Sterling.

HITS: LS — Tobeck, A. Sturm 3, K. Sturm 3, Servatius, Norman 3, Jones 3, Hill 2. LL — Hanna 2, Zimmerman 3, Sterling 2, Drake 2, Avalos, Frank, Dewey, Blakemore. 2B — Sterling 2. 3B — Jones, Servatius. HR — Jones, K. Sturm, Zimmerman, Hanna.

St. Maries 23-27

Priest River 0-2

PRIEST RIVER — Senior Lexie Brebner drove in six runs and scored seven on the day for the Lumberjacks, who swept the Spartans in a Central Idaho League doubleheader at Priest River High for their first wins of the season.

Six different players scored three runs each in the opener for St. Maries (2-10, 2-4 CIL).

St. Maries hosts Kellogg on Tuesday.

Priest River (2-7, 1-3) travels to Kellogg for a doubleheader on Monday.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries    (10)85    —    23    4    0

Priest River    000    —    0    1    3

Game called after 3 innings due to mercy rule.

Addyson Stewart and Brenna Elliott; Cheyenne Thompson, Hannah Leitch (1), Helena White (2), Abigail Sparrow-Lovette (2), Bailey Hansen (3) and Adyson Kreager, Rylee Hansen (4).

HITS: SM — Thomas, Stewart, Turner, Nicholson. PR — Thompson. 2B — Stewart, Turner.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries    557    82    —    27    11    1

Priest River    000    11    —    2    3    1

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Lyssa Watkins and unknown; Bailey Hansen, Cheyenne Thompson (3), Rylee Dixon (3), Makenzie Wardwell (4), Hannah Leitch (4) and H. White.

HITS: SM — Thomas 3, Watkins, Stewart, Turner 2, Brebner 3, Baird. PR — White, Hansen, Sparrow-Lovett. 2B — Thomas, Brebner.