Lakers fall to Lightning in comeback try

The comeback came up short for Kalispell Lakers A in a loss to the Great Falls Lightning, who won 9-8 at Griffin Field on Saturday.

The Lakers led 4-3 heading into the fourth inning before giving up six runs in the next two. Down five runs, the Lakers scored four in the seventh to try to bridge the gap.

The Lightning racked up 11 hits.

Blake Franklin led the Lakers with hits on three out of four at bats.

Ayden Driear took the loss for Kalispell. He gave up nine runs on nine hits and had no strikeouts.

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Kalispell Lakers A 020 200 4 — 8 8 6

Wes Gilcyer, Ryan Hartman (7). Ayden Driear, Gabe LaCroix (6).

WP — Gilcyer. LP — Driear.

LIGHTNING — Kyle Suir 0-3, Ryan Hartman 0-4, Bryan Washington 0-1, Hale Chargois 2-4, Wes Gilcyer 2-3, Killan Lawhon 1-4, Maverick Thomas 1-3, Jordan Shultze 3-4, Kyler Kralich 2-4, Anthony Oachs 0-4.

LAKERS — Joe Schlegel 0-4, Grady Drish 1-4, Charlie Hinchey 0-3, Max Holden 1-3, Carver Van Aiken 1-4, Aidan Wilcox 1-4, Blake Franklin 3-4, Owen Shilling 0-2, Wyatt Freund 1-3.

2B — Gilcyer; Franklin, Holden. 3B — Franklin. RBI — Lawhon, Gilcyer, Schultze 3; Franklin 3, Hinchey, Holden, Schlegel.

Late Friday

Kalispell Lakers A 10, Northwest Premiere 6

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Kalispell Lakers A 401 140 x — 10 8 5

Ethan T., Bryce S. (4), and Dom L. (5). Joe Schlegel.

WP — Schlegel. LP — Ethan T.

PREMIERE — Beckett E. 1-4, Scotty H. 0-3, Fynn R. 2-4, Shane H. 0-4, Dylan K. 0-4, Dom L. 2-4, Colin R. 2-3, Cody N. 0-3, Bryce S. 0-3.

LAKERS — Joe Schlegel 0-3, Grady Drish 0-2, Caleb Morgan 1-4, Gabe LaCroix 2-3, Ayden Driear 0-3, Carver Van Aiken 2-3, Charlie Hinchey 2-4, Devon Wallack 1-4, Nic Gustafson 0-1.

2B — Colin R.; Morgan, Wallack. RBI — Beckett E., Fynn R. 2, Dom L. 2, Bryce S.; Driear 2, Hinchey 2, LaCroix 2, Van Aiken, Wallack.

Kalispell Lakers B 8,

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Kalispell Lakers B 230 001 1xx — 8 6 3

Caden Robinett, Cooper Erickson (2), Hayden Hockett (3) and Tanner Hancock (5). Sam Manaker, Hayden Bunyea (6).

WP — Manaker. LP — Robinett.

EXPOS — Caden Day 1-4, Jalen King 2-4, Tanner Hancock 1-3, Hayden Hockett 1-4, Tanner O’Brien 1-3, Caden Robinett 1-3, Cooper Erickson 0-4, Brandon Hanken 3-4.

LAKERS — Korbin Hawley 0-2, Ian McMann 0-3, Fletcher Postlewait 0-1, Kane Morisaki 1-3, Hayden Bunyea 2-2, Jackson Nelson 0-2, Sam Manaker 0-1, Drew Lowry 3-4, Aaron Crutsinger 0-2, Joey Thatcher 0-4.

2B — King, Hanken; Bunyea. RBI — Day, King, Hancock, Hockett, O’Brien, Robinett; Bunyea 2, Lowry, Morisaki 2, Postlewait.