Blackhawks stay atop GNL with sweep of Medical Lake

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

Sometimes, it’s harder to win the easy ones than the hard ones.

The Great Northern League-leading Cheney baseball team has been in that position the last several weeks, facing opponents who, on paper, they should beat and who are battling more for their playoff lives than a league title. But unlike in years past, the Blackhawks haven’t fallen victim to the upset bug, even in anything-goes rivalry games like last Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of the Medical Lake Cardinals.

“It’s basically one of those things where we tell the kids you’ve just got to keep goin...