HERON LAKE — Once again receiving a stellar pitching performance and a clutch base hit late in the game, the Heron Lake Lakers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Fox Lake Foxes in the nightcap of a First Nite League amateur baseball doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Laker Field.

Matt Franks (one strikeout, one walk) went the distance for Heron Lake, allowing just two runs on four hits over seven strong innings.

With the bases loaded, no outs and the score tied at two runs apiece in the bottom of the seventh, the Lakers’ Alex Meyer blasted a long RBI single to plate Ethan Duffy with the game-winning run. Tom Albrecht cracked an RBI double earlier in the inning, scoring Ben Scheevel with the tying run as Heron Lake trailed 2-1.

Scheevel singled and scored Heron Lake’s initial run in the first inning, while Lucas Knutson, Eric Milbrath and Ike Rogers (2-for-3) also smacked base hits for the Lakers.

Heron Lake, which is now 11-9 overall and 10-6 in the league, travels to play Fairmont Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.

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