"RATHDRUM — It took a few innings, but once the bats warmed up for Lakeland, they heated up.

Taylor Woolley homered and drove in three two runs, Allison Russum and Alaina Pruitt had three hits each and the Hawks took the first game of a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader 9-1 over the Sandpoint Bulldogs at Lakeland High on Wednesday.

Woolley — who struck out seven — scored three runs for Lakeland, which finished the opener with 15 hits.

In the nightcap, Sandpoint scored eight runs in the first inning and then held off Lakeland 17-10 to get the split.

Russum had four hits, Pruitt three hits and Woolley three runs scored in the nightcap for Lakeland (4-11, 3-1 4A IEL), which travels to Sandpoint next Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Sandpoint 000 100 0 — 1 8 0

Lakeland 000 324 x — 9 15 0

Davis and Dewey; Taylor Woolley, Haylee Smit (7) and Mia O’Hara. W — Woolley. L — Davis.

HITS: Spt — Cessna 2, Irish, Loutzenhiser, Steiger, Dewey, Petit 2. LL — Brack 2, Woolley 3, Gallus 2, Russum 3, Pruitt 3, Cooley 2. 2B — Russum, Woolley. HR — Woolley.

SECOND GAME

Sandpoint 800 222 3 — 17 15 0

Lakeland 220 321 0 — 10 18 1

Irish and Dewey; Kathryn Wardak, Taylor Woolley (1) and Mia O’Hara. W — Irish. L — Wardak.

HITS: Spt — Cessna 3, Irish, Davis, Adam, Authier 2, Steiger 2, Dewey 2, Petit 2. LL — Woolley 2, Gallus 3, O’Hara, Russum 4, Pruitt 3, Cooley 2, Wardak, See 2. 2B — Cessna, Russum, Woolley. HR — Irish, Authier, Woolley."

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