Medical Lake American Legion baseball closes out season

Thank goodness for rival Cheney when it comes to Medical Lake’s American Legion Post 196 baseball team.

It was a 4-2 win over the independent Summerhawks last Saturday that helped Medical Lake end a six-game losing streak, including an 0–4 finish in the North Central Pod of the Wood Bat Classic.

Against Cheney, after an early 2-2 tie, Medical Lake pushed across the winning and an insurance run with three consecutive singles in the bottom of the fifth. Medical Lake is a perfect 3-0 vs. the Summerhawks.

Joe Griffey was 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored while Pete Richardson was 2 for...