LEGION BASEBALL: Northern Lakes slugs past Lewis-Clark

LEWISTON — Ethan Pecor hit a two-run single to give Northern Lakes a 6-4 lead as part of a six-run inning as the Mountaineers defeated the Lewis-Clark Cubs 10-4 in a Class A North Idaho League game at Harris Field on Wednesday. 

Jake Larcher, a recent graduate of Lakeland High, had two hits and three runs scored for Northern Lakes, which trailed 4-2 after four innings. 

In the second game, Grant Rigler went 4 for 3 with three RBIs and three runs scored as the Mountaineers beat the Cubs 20-6 in a nonleague game. Larcher, Dane Perkl and Gage Haines also scored three runs each for Northern Lakes (6-2, 2-1 NIL), which hosts Orofino in a doubleheader at John Shaffer Field in Spirit Lake. 

Lewis-Clark is 9-3, 2-1. 

FIRST GAME 

Northern Lakes    200    011    06    —    10    11    1 

Lewis-Clark    111    100    00    —    4    10    3 

Nate Beardsall, Ryker Brennan (4) and Ethan Pecor; Kaden Cox, Slater Kuther (3), Landon Ortiz (6), Kendrix Jones (8) and Cody Blackwell. 

HITS: NL — Pecor 3, Larcher 2, Beardsall, Junkin, Tenney 2, Weitz 2. LC — Franklin, Henson, Blackwell, Hultman 3, Ortiz, Wimer, Holthaus. 2B — Larcher. 3B — Junkin. 

SECOND GAME 

Northern Lakes    413    39    —    20    19    2 

Lewis-Clark    200    04    —    6    7    3 

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

Matthew Junkin and Gage Haines; Corbin Clark, Jacob Pilon (4), Kasch Littlefield (5), Cody Blackwell (5) and Slater Kuther. 

HITS: NL — Brennan, Pecor 2, Larcher 2, Beardsall 3, Perkl 3, Haines 2, Tenney 2, Rigler 4. LC — Ortiz, Franklin, Pilon, Cox, Holthaus, Wimer, Jones. 2B — Rigler, Pilon. 3B — Rigler.