PREP SOFTBALL: Peterson pitches Lake City to win in opener

SPOKANE VALLEY — Junior Madeline Peterson allowed three hits and struck out seven in the first game to power the Lake City Timberwolves past the University Titans 6-2 in the season opener for both schools at University High on Thursday. 

Peterson also had a two-run single in the top of the third for Lake City. Senior Kyla Smith also had a two-run double in the third in the opener for Lake City, which led 6-0 in the top of the third inning. 

University won the second game 11-8. 

Senior Karsyn DeMent had three hits and two runs scored and Smith drove in two runs in the second game for Lake City (1-1), which travels to Central Valley in a doubleheader on Saturday in Spokane Valley. 

FIRST GAME 

Lake City    105    000    0    —    6    8    0 

University    001    001    0    —    2    3    2 

Madeline Peterson and Alexandria Routon; Berkley Noble and Alaina Kudrna. 

HITS: LC — Routon, Waterhouse 2, Kolden, Peterson, Caan, Smith, Lopez. Uni — Wheeler, Schneider, Fleckfry. 2B — Smith, Wheeler. 3B — Routon, Fleckfry. 

SECOND GAME 

University    123    140    —    11    12    2 

Lake City    403    010    —    8    6    7 

Ella Jensen, Cheyenne Kinswa and unknown; Tabitha Lopez, Madeline Peterson (6) and Kyla Smith. 

HITS: Uni — Wheeler, Coursey 2, Fulkerson, Jensen, Kudrna 2, Schneider 2, Hubble, Knopp, Kinswa. LC — Kolden, DeMent 3, Lopez, Smith. 2B — Schneider 2, Wheeler, Smith, Lopez. 3B — Kolden.