Rangers rob Twins

| May 17, 2006 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

EUREKA - Brad Bell and Josh Peterson both slammed their first home runs of the American Legion baseball season for the Glacier Twins Tuesday evening, but it still was not enough.

Kootenai Valley posted a 5-4 victory.

Bell's homer in the fifth inning tied the game at 1-all.

Peterson connected on a two-run shot in the seventh inning.

Peterson and Jesse Paulson both went 2-for-4.

Glacier, 1-9 on the season, hosts the Kalispell Lakers tonight at 6.

RANGERS 5, TWINS 4

Glacier Twins 000 010 201 - 4 5 2

Kootenai Valley 001 021 10x - 5 4 1

Marty Richter, Jeremy Howard (7) and Brad Bell; John Lundberg, Kraig Chupp (5), Kris Chupp (9) and J.D. Belstad. W - Kraig Chupp. L - Richter, 0-2.

Glacier Twins - Byron Whitcomb 0-4, Howard 0-4, Jesse Paulson 2-4, Bell 1-3, Josh Peterson 2-4, Roo Grubb 0-2, Scott Yogodzinski 0-1, Richter 0-4, Casey Stratton 0-2, B. J. Hattel 0-0, Jon Cloyed 0-1.

Kootenai Valley - Belstad 1-4, K. Chupp 1-3, Zach Niewsma 1-1, Lundberg 1-4, Kraig Chupp 0-3, Dustin Cummings 0-2, Gram Cook 0-4, Clete DeShazer 0-4, Pat Broom 0-3.

2B -Paulson; HRs-Bell (1), Peterson (1); RBIs-Peterson (3), Bell; Lundberg (2).