North Idaho 13, Cheney 5

CHENEY — Clark Fork's Arrow Cramer, Sandpoint's Noah Langlois, and Priest River High rising sophomore Karsen Garvin all had two hits each as the Lakers cruised to an 8-run victory over the Summer Hawks in the opener of a Spokane American Legion 'A' doubleheader Saturday at Cheney High.

North Idaho wasted no time, putting up an 8-spot in the first frame after reaching base in 10 consecutive at-bats. During the rally, Garvin, Langlois, and Asher and Tayden Cramer, also of Clark Fork, smashed RBI singles.

Leading 8-2 heading into the top of the third, Garvin and Langlois hit RBI singles again, as did Drake Burk, and the Lakers found themselves ahead 13-2 heading into the bottom half of the inning.

On the mound, Erik Hansen grabbed the win, striking out four batters over two innings of work. Arrow Cramer struck out six batters over two frames in relief and Garvin fanned all three of the batters he faced in the final frame to propel North Idaho to the win.

North Idaho 8 0 5 0 0 — 13 13 2

Cheney 1 1 1 0 2 — 5 4 3

PITCHING

NI — Hansen: 2IP, 1H, 2ER, 5BB, 4K. Ar. Cramer: 2IP, 3H, 2ER, 3BB, 6K. Garvin: 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K. CHE — J. Sonneland: 0.1IP, 5H, 7ER, 2BB, 0K. Krause: 1.2IP, 2H, 0ER, 3BB, 2K. P. Sonneland: 2IP, 6H, 4ER, 3BB, 3K. Calonge: 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K.

BATTING

HITTING: NI — As. Cramer 2, Garvin 2, Langlois 2, Burrows 1, Wohlschlager 1, Hansen 1, Burk 1, Ar. Cramer 1, Balch 1, T. Cramer 1. CHE — J. Sonneland 2, Reisenauer 1, Bollar 1. 2B — J. Sonneland, Reisenauer. RBI: NI — Burk 2, Garvin 2, As. Cramer 2, Langlois 2, T. Cramer 1. CHE — J. Sonneland 2, Reisenauer 1, Bagnall 1.

Cheney 13, North Idaho 3

SANDPOINT — Drake Burk and Asher and Arrow Cramer mashed singles as the Lakers were defeated by the Summer Hawks in the nightcap of Saturday's Spokane American Legion 'A' doubleheader at Cheney High.

Priest River High sophomore Karsen Garvin struck out three batters in the first frame while Asher Cramer rung up five batters across 2.2 innings in relief.

All three of the Lakers' runs came in the fourth inning. Cy Marshall hit an RBI groundout, Burk an RBI single, and Asher Cramer scored on a wild pitch before Cheney retired the side.

North Idaho (3-3, 3-3) will host the Lakeside Eagles of Nine Mile Falls, Wash. for a league doubleheader at War Memorial Field today.

North Idaho 0 0 0 3 0 — 3 3 3

Cheney 4 2 0 7 X — 13 9 2

PITCHING

NI — Garvin: 1IP, 3H, 5ER, 4BB, 3K. As. Cramer: 2.2IP, 5H, 7ER, 2BB, 5K. Marshall: 0.1IP, 1H, 0ER, 1BB, 1K. CHE — Reisenauer: 5IP, 3H, 3ER, 2BB, 6K.

BATTING

HITTING: NI — Burk 1, As. Cramer 1, Ar. Cramer 1. CHE — Hunter 2, Bollar 2, Reisenauer 2, Krause 1, Hammons 1, Calonge 1. 2B — Reisenauer. RBI: NI — Burk 1, Marshall 1. CHE — Reisenauer 3, Hunter 2, Hammons 2, Bagnall 1, Bollar 1, Calonge 1.