Strong finish pushes AA Lakers past Royals

BILLINGS — Ostyn Brennan picked up two doubles and drove in a pair of runs as the Kalispell AA Lakers defeated the Billings Royals 7-3 Wednesday, in the first game of a Legion doubleheader.

The Lakers (28-10) broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the top of the sixth inning and added one more insurance run in the top of the seventh. 

Trever Cockerill added an RBI for Kalispell in a 2-for-4 outing. Kaden Drish, Carter Schlegel and Hunter Fann each drove in a run for the Lakers, who picked up eight hits in the game.