The Sentinels took an early 4-0 lead in the top of the second inning, before the Blue Bombers responded with five runs in the bottom half of the second and in the third to take a 5-4 advantage.

Ticonderoga then reclaimed the lead in the fourth inning with three more runs, before Lake Placid’s Jon Caito blasted a solo home run over the fence in the fifth to bring the game within one. However, the Blue Bombers were held scoreless after that, snapping their win streak. The team is now 8-3 overall.

Lake Placid tallied 11 hits in the ball game with Vann Morrelli leading the way with three, while Caito and Owen Lawrence each had two hits. Max Hyman had a triple for the Blue Bombers, while Phoenix Colby had a double.

Lake Placid used three different pitchers — Lawrence, Morrelli and Jarrett Mihill — on Tuesday. The trio earned five total strikeouts and allowed nine hits.

Lake Placid’s Chase Flyte stands up to bat with a pencil bat during Thursday’s game against Ticonderoga. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Ticonderoga’s Jackson Dorsett led his team with three hits, while Trevor Blanchard and Dom Crossman each had two. Rowen Bechtold pitched seven innings for the Sentinels and struck out six batters.

The Blue Bombers are slated to compete in a tournament at Northeastern Clinton Central School today. Following that, the team will take on the Crown Point Panthers on the road at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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Peru 7, Saranac Lake 3

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Lake Placid’s Jon Caito fields a ground ball during Thursday’s game against Ticonderoga. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

The Saranac Lake baseball team suffered a 7-3 loss to the Peru Nighthawks at home on Thursday.

The Nighthawks, which clinched the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference title earlier in the week, jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the third, before Red Storm scored three runs in the bottom half of that inning.

After a scoreless fourth inning, Peru reclaimed the lead in the fifth with one run, before scoring three more in the seventh and final inning.

Saranac Lake’s Ethan Knight pitched six innings, while Connor Coventry entered in the seventh inning. The duo allowed just five hits as Peru’s Donnie Mitchell had two of them.

The Nighthawks’ KP Smith pitched three innings, while Keegan Theriault tossed four to earn the win. They allowed three hits.

The Red Storm, which dropped to 6-5 overall, will compete in back-to-back games today, starting at 10 a.m. against the Saranac Central Spartans at home, before taking on the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks at 7 p.m. on the road. Saranac Lake will close out the regular season at 4:30 p.m. on Monday at Beekmantown.