BOONEVILLE – A combined total of 18 hits helped boost Northwest to a pair of 14-9 and 9-1 victories at Northeast on Friday.

Peyton Mills finished 3-for-6 at the plate to lead all Ranger batters, followed by a 2-for-5 effort with a home run and five RBIs from Cade Bell and a pair of hits for freshman Cameron Lancaster, including a three-run homer.

Zach Willingham pitched four strikeouts and allowed no hits in three innings of work on the mound, while freshman Owen Bruce tossed four strikeouts over two innings. 


Game 1 – Northwest 14, Northeast 9

Josh Basil got Northeast on the board in the bottom of the first with his three-run homer but Northwest soon took over with four runs in the second inning and never surrendered the lead.

Bell's three-run homer in the top of the fourth made it a 7-3 advantage for the Rangers and four more runs in the fifth further boosted the Northwest lead to 11-3.

An double down the left field line from Tucker Richmond helped Northwest plate two more runs in the top of the sixth, extended the Rangers' lead to 13-3.

Northeast would claw back into the deficit with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and additional runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Northwest victory was never in doubt.

Colton Peel started the contest and threw three strikeouts and two scoreless frames. Colton Presley then took over and threw two innings of work with a pair of strikeouts.


Game 2 – Northwest 9, Northeast 1

Leading 3-1 entering the eighth inning, Northwest pounded out six more runs over the final two innings to secure a 9-1 victory and the fall sweep against Northeast.

Wesley Lester got the Rangers on the board in the second, scoring Mills on a sac fly to right field. Another Northwest run in the same inning would give the Rangers a 2-0 lead entering the third inning.

Neither team would score again until the seventh inning when Northwest added another run to make it a 3-0 advantage. Logan Bland would deliver a solo shot for Northeast however, pulling the Tigers within 3-1.

With the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, Brady Logan's sac fly delivered another Ranger run to push the lead to 4-1.

McGreger Lee's two-run single in the top of the ninth was followed by a three-run homer from Lancaster, giving Northwest a commanding 9-1 lead. Hammer Franks then came on to close things out with a 1-2-3 inning.

Northwest will return to action on Friday, October 2 for its only home doubleheader at Jim Miles Field, a 12/3 p.m. twinbill against Meridian.