SARANAC LAKE — Keegan Theriault picked up the pitching win in relief and Peru clinched the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Division I title with a 7-3 victory over Saranac Lake on Thursday afternoon.
The Knighthawks held a slim 4-3 lead before scoring three runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Donnie Mitchell accounted for two of Peru’s five hits in the game.
The pitching loss went to Ethan Knight, who held the Nighthawks to three runs over the first six innings.
Three Saranac Lake players had a hit each.
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Peru 7, Saranac Lake 3
PCS 201 010 3 — 7 5 2
SLCS 003 000 0 — 3 3 2
Smith, Theriault (4) and Moore. Knight, Coventry (7) and Frazier. WP- Theriault. LP- Knight.
NON-LEAGUE
TICONDEROGA 8
LAKE PLACID 6
LAKE PLACID — Jackson Dorsett rapped out three hits, while Dom Crossman and Trevor Blanchard contributed two apiece in the Sentinels’ win over the Blue Bombers.
Winning pitcher Rowen Bechtold went the distance for the win as he walked two and struck out six.
Vann Morrelli led Lake Placid offensively with three hits. Jonny Caito added a home run and double, while Owen Lawrence chipped in with a pair of singles. Max Hyman added a triple and Phoenix Colby a double.
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Ticonderoga 8, Lake Placid 6
TCS 220 301 0 — 8 9 1
LPCS 032 010 0 — 6 11 2
Bechtold and Crossman. Lawrence, Mihill (3), Morrelli (6) and Morrelli, Lawrence (6). WP- Bechtold. LP- Mihill. 2B- Dorsett (TCS) 2, Caito (LPCS), Colby (LPCS). 3B- Hyman (LPCS). HR- Caito (LPCS).
MVAC
BOLTON 5
SCHROON LAKE/NEWCOMB 3
BOLTON — Winning pitcher Jaxon Egloff went the seven innings as he allowed five hits, one earned run, walked two and struck out 10.
Jace Hubert and Andy Morehouse finished with three hits each for the Eagles (8-2, 8-6-1), while Sully Eager and Jacob French added two apiece, with Eager also getting three RBI.
Nathan Melville paced the visitors with a single and double. Logan Phillips went the six innings in taking the pitching loss.
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Bolton 5, Schroon Lake/Newcomb 3
SL/N 000 120 0 — 3 5 1
BCS 201 200 x — 5 14 4
Phillips and Porcaro. Egloff and Morehouse. WP- Egloff. LP- L. Phillips. 2B- N. Melville (SL/N), Eager (BCS), Eager (BCS).