Montesano completed a season sweep over its East County rival with a 6-2 win against Elma on Friday in Montesano.

The Bulldogs (16-1, 10-0 1A Evergreen) pulled away from Elma (8-7, 4-5) with four runs in the fourth inning and held the Eagles to just three base hits in the game.

Monte took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when shortstop Bode Poler scored on a wild pitch followed by pitcher John Kling driving in Kaleb Ames with a fielder’s choice ground out.

Elma responded with a run in the top of the second when Jack Alexander was hit by a Kling pitch with the bases loaded.

The Bulldogs opened up a 6-1 lead in the fourth on an RBI single from catcher Delani Harris followed by two-run home run to right by the red-hot Poler.

Carter Studer pushed across Eastin Wright in the top of the fifth with a single, cutting Monte’s lead to 6-2.

But that’s all the runs Elma would score as Kling combined with reliever Jackson Busz to hold the Eagles to one earned run on three hits.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano pitcher John Kling picked up the victory in the Bulldogs’ 6-2 win over Elma on Friday in Montesano.

Monte holds a two-game lead over Tenino for the top spot in the 1A Evergreen League. The two teams will meet for a key doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in Montesano, with the league title on the line.

Elma is locked into the league’s No. 3 spot and will host Adna in a non-league game at 4 p.m. on Monday.

Elma 010 010 0 – 2 3 1

Montesano 200 400 x – 6 8 2

WP: Kling (4 IP, R, ER, H, 2 BB, 3 K). LP: Camus (4 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 8 H, 3 BB).

Leading hitters: Elma – Cain (1-3, 2B); Studer (1-3, RBI); Camus (1-3, R). Montesano – Poler (2-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI); Wills (2-3); Ames (1-4, R); Taylor (1-3, 2B, R); Harris (1-3, R, RBI); Busz (1-3, R).

Tenino 24, Hoquiam 0

Hoquiam struggled to stifle one of the league’s top offenses in suffering a 24-0 four-inning loss to Tenino on Friday in Tenino.

The Grizzlies (3-12, 1-10 1A Evergreen) trailed 1-0 after the first inning but ran into trouble in the second as the Beavers (15-2, 8-1) scored eight runs, highlighted by Austin Gonia’s grand slam home run.

Fortunes fared no better in the third as Tenino scored 15 runs against four different Hoquiam pitchers to put the game into mercy-rule territory.

Hoquiam managed two hits in the game, a single from Zander Jump and a single off the bat of Chase Shumate.

Hoquiam will take on Lake Quinault at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Quinault High School.

Hoquiam 000 0 – 0 2 5

Tenino 18(15) – 24 15 2

WP: Burkhardt (3 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 5 K). LP: Jump (2 IP, 10 R, 8 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, K).

Leading hitters: Hoquiam – Jump (1-2); Shumate (1-2). Tenino –Gonia (2-3, HR, R, 4 RBI); Snider (3-4, 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI); Knox (2-3, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI); Feltus (2-2, 4 R, 2 RBI); Burkhardt (2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI).

Ocosta 29, North Beach 1

Ocosta hammered North Beach pitching en route to a 29-1 three-inning victory on Friday in Ocean Shores.

The Wildcats (12-4, 6-4 2B Pacific) scored 13 runs in the top of the first to put the game away before the Hyaks (0-10, 0-8) had their first at-bat.

Ocosta had 16 hits as a team – including six doubles – and were led by Frederick Bishop and Gabe Matthews.

Bishop had a standout game, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles, five runs scored and seven RBI.

Matthews was also perfect at the dish, collecting four hits while scoring four runs and driving in six.

Josh Figueroa picked up the win for Ocosta, allowing an unearned run on no hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Bishop pitched a clean third inning, striking out one without allowing a hit to close out the game.

Ocosta sits one game ahead of Ilwaco for fourth place in the 2B Pacific League and one game behind Pe Ell-Willapa Valley and Forks for second place.

Ocosta hosts Naselle at 4 p.m. on Monday.

Ocosta (13)79 – 29 16 1

North Beach 100 – 1 0 3

WP: Figueroa (2 IP, R, 0 H, 3 K, BB). LP: Ross (2.1 IP, 18 R, 12 ER, 12 H, 4 K, 3 BB).

Leading hitters: Ocosta – Bishop (4-4, 3 2B, 5 R, 7 RBI); Matthews (4-4, 4 R, 6 RBI); Ceja (2-3, 2B, 3 R, 6 RBI); Barnum (2-3, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI); X. Prigmore (2-4, 2 R, RBI); Figueroa (1-3, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI); Arbona (1-1, R, 3 RBI). North Beach – Danue (0-1, RBI); Ross (0-2, R, BB).