Cislo, Wicka power Libby past Wranglers

POLSON - Alex Cislo and Justin Wicka each hit home runs as the Libby Loggers downed the Deer Lodge Wranglers 6-2 on Friday at the Mission Valley Mariner Firecracker Tournament.

It was the seventh home run of the season for Cislo and the fourth for Wicka.

Chris Herbig was also 2-for-3 on the day with a double and an RBI.

Cislo's homer, to right center, got the Loggers off on the right track in the first inning.

"They threw a pretty good pitcher at us and we put some good swings on it," said Libby coach Kelly Morford.

Morford complimented Wicka's defensive efforts as well. The shortstop recorded five assists on the day.

The Loggers, 26-16 overall, take on the Missoula Pioneers at 8:30 a.m. today. Missoula is 1-1 in the tournament after losing today to the Mission Valley B team.

No other scores were reported.

Today's other games are Kootenai Valley vs. Deer Lodge at 11 a.m., Mission Valley A vs. Kalispell Lakers at 1:30 p.m., Mission Valley B vs. Glacier Twins at 4 p.m. and Mission Valley A vs. Cranbrook Bandits at 6:30 p.m.

Libby 6, Deer Lodge 2

Libby 212 010 0 - 673

Deer Lodge 000 002 0 - 282

Jared Winslow, Alex Bluhm (7) and Micah Germany. Andrew Stefalo and Dakota Crowe. W - Winslow (7-2). L - Stefalo.

Libby - Justin Wicka 1-4, Winslow 1-4, Chris Herbig 2-3, Alex Cislo 1-3, Tate Wilson 0-3, Germany 0-3, Bluhm 0-3, Justyn Mack 1-2, Gunnar Bradeen 0-1, Andrew Haggerty 1-3.

2B - Winslow, Herbig, Mack. HR - Wicka, Cislo. RBI - Wicka 1, Herbig 1, Cislo 2, Haggerty 1.

Deer Lodge - Jesse Vasquez 1-4, Derek Walker 1-2, Trent Sorino 0-1, Crowe 2-3, Stefalo 0-3, Jordan Jennings 1-3, Jake Baughmann 2-3, Martin Seaberry 0-1, Andrew Peterson 0-1, Andrew Snow 0-1, Logan Doiron 1-3 Sheldon Danforth 0-3.

RBI - Baughmann 2.