Ketchikan’s Liam Kiffer dives safely back to second base as Thunder Mountain’s Owen Mendoza receives the pick off throw in the third inning at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Ketchikan’s Liam Kiffer dives safely back to second base as Thunder Mountain’s Owen Mendoza receives the pick off throw in the third inning at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Wall strong on the mound as Thunder Mountain beats Ketchikan 3-2

Zeb Storie, Chris San Nicholas and Riley Olsen scored for the Thunder Mountain High School baseball team in a Friday night 3-2 win over Ketchikan at Adair-Kennedy Field. Philip Wall pitched a complete game for TMHS while Jack Carson did the same for Ketchikan.

Wall recorded seven strike outs in his second home start of the season. Carson struck out five, walked four and allowed four hits.

“Runs were tough to come by because both pitchers pitched well,” TMHS coach Bill Macauley said.

The Kings scored in the first and third innings. All the Falcons’ runs came in the third inning.

The teams played a doubleheader on Saturday.

Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox dives safely into second base on a double as Ketchikan’s Spencer Erickson goes for the tag in the third inning at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Thunder Mountain’s Bobby Cox dives safely into second base on a double as Ketchikan’s Spencer Erickson goes for the tag in the third inning at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park on Friday, May 5, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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