C’view 9 downs Lancers 5-2 in baseball

CONVOY — The Crestview Knights baseball team overcame a late-inning rally by Lincolnview to win 5-2 in both teams’ Northwest Conference opener.

Crestview got single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to lead 3-0 going into the sixth, when the Lancers made it interesting with a two-run rally in the sixth that could have gone further without the clutch relief pitching by Matt Holden, who came in and squelched Lincolnview’s hopes with two quick outs.

Brad Miller got the win for the Knights, pitching four innings, while Jacob Workman and Holden both pitched in relief, with Holden getting a save. Taylor Hoehn was the losing pitcher for Lincolnview.

Offensively, Clayton Longstreth had a double for the Lancers, while Josh Staten was the big stick for Crestview, knocking in three runs, with two of those coming on a homer in the bottom of the sixth. Nick Adam also had an RBI in the game for the Knights, while Hoehn and Chris Boroff had RBI for Lincolnview.

The Lancers are now 1-2 overall and 1-1 in league play, while Crestview is 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the NWC.