BAINBRIDGE – Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) escaped with a 9-7 fastpitch softball win over the Bainbridge Spartans after bringing home three crucial sixth-inning runs late last week.

The Spartans came alive offensively in the third inning to forge a 3-0 lead, but the Eagles soared in the fourth inning to move in front, 5-3.

Bainbridge answered in the bottom of the inning with six more runs and a one-run lead, 6-5.

After a scoreless fifth, the Eagles unloaded in the sixth and pushed their advantage to 8-6 before Bainbridge tacked on a run to close the gap to 8-7.

Lakeside got an insurance run in the final inning to seal the scoring at 9-7.

Deahna King and Maddie Loverich led the Bainbridge battery, and King’s pitching record fell to 2-3 on the season with the loss.

Natalya Niehaus helped pace the Bainbridge offense; she went 2-for-4 with a double and an, RBI.

King went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Maddie Loverich went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

The loss dropped Bainbridge to 2-3 (2-0 Metro League).