LAKEVIEW -- Phoenix and Lakeview entered Tuesday's key Skyline Conference softball doubleheader tied for second with 11-2 league records.

Lakeview emerged in a dominant state playoff position with a twin bill sweep. The Honkers prevailed 3-2 in 11 innings in the first game, then posted a 4-3 victory in the nightcap.

The teams played two games because the second game of an April 11 doubleheader at Phoenix was postponed due to wet weather.

"If we take care of business in our remaining games we'll go to state," Lakeview coach Rick Gage said.

Defensive mistakes proved costly for the Pirates in both ends of the doubleheader.

The Honkers got the winning run in the bottom of 11th inning of the opener on two errors on one play. And they scored the winning run in Game 2 on an error.

"The teams were really well-matched," Gage said. "Our girls, when they needed to, stepped up. They didn't get flustered or panic. In the tough defensive situations they made the plays."

In Game 1, Phoenix held a 2-0 lead. The Pirates scored a run in the third when Serena Wills and Tara Curtis singled and Wills scored on an error. In the fourth, Carla Roberts reached base on an error and Beth Battazzo delivered a two-out, RBI single.

Lakeview answered with a single run in the fourth inning and tied the score on Brandi Yocum's RBI single in the sixth.

Yocum scored the winning run from first base when Katie Ruda grounded into a fielder's choice; two Phoenix infielders made throwing errors on the play to hand the Honkers the victory.

Ruda's RBI single and a two-run base hit by Andrea Gillogley staked the Honkers to a second-inning 3-0 lead in the nightcap.

In the third, singles by Tori Saddler, Roberts and Brie King accounted for two Pirates' runs.

Lakeview scored what proved to be the winning run in the fifth inning when Mandy Longacre tripled with two outs and scored when Phoenix first baseman Curtis could not come up with a grounder.

Beth Furtado led the Lakeview attack with two hits in each game.

Phoenix had four players -- Saddler, Roberts, Battazzo and Molly Pendergast -- with two hits each in the nightcap.

FIRST GAME

Phoenix............................... 001 100 000 00 -- 2 5 5
Lakeview .............................000 101 000 01 -- 3 5 5

Battazzo and Wills; Glade and Gillogley. W -- Glade. L -- Battazzo. 3B -- L: Furtado.

SECOND GAME

Phoenix ...............................002 001 0 -- 3 10 1
Lakeview............................. 030 010 x -- 4 6 1

Battazzo and Wills; Glade and Gillogley. W -- Glade (16-2-1). L -- Battazzo. 3B -- L: Longacre.

ROGUE RIVER 10, HIDDEN VALLEY 1 -- At Murphy, pitcher Sarah Jones struck out five and walked two for Rogue River as the Chieftains improved to 3-10. Cory Orton smashed a single and a double and went 2-for-4 in the game for Rogue River.

Rogue River ............................211 203 1 -- 10 7 2
Hidden Valley.......................... 000 000 1 -- 1 4 2

Jones and Sittingdown; Roth, DeRosa(4) and Buschke. W -- Sittingdown. L -- DeRosa. 2B -- RR: Goodwin, Orton, Worthington.

HENLEY 11, SOUTH UMPQUA 1 -- At Tri City, five South Umpqua errors in the second inning led to six runs for Henley (17-2, 14-1 Skyline).

Kellie Criss had four singles to lead the Hornets 12-hit attack. Rachel Scott added three hits, while Leah Azevedo chipped in two hits and two RBIs.

Henley ......................................261 02 -- 11 12 1
South Umpqua .......................100 00 -- 1 2 5

Hargrave, Sharp (4) and Azevedo; Schofield, Shivers (2) and Rondeau. W -- Hargrave. L -- Schofield. 3B -- H: Shoemaker.

NORTH VALLEY 7, HIDDEN VALLEY 5 -- At Hidden Valley, Harmony Noda's two-run, 10th inning single propelled North Valley.

Noda went 3-for-5 and had three RBIs.

North Valley............................. 000 113 000 2 -- 7 10 0
Illinios Valley ............................013 001 000 0 -- 5 5 4

Van Iersal and Towns; Johnson and Driscoll. W -- Van Iersal. L -- Johnson. 2B -- NV: Van Iersal.

PHOENIX 5, LAKEVIEW 4 -- At Talent, Drew Pierson drove in three runs with a double in the sixth inning as the Pirates wiped out a 4-2 deficit and improved their Skyline Conference record to 15-0.

Eli Farrar (6-1) struck out six, walked four and allowed one earned run.

It was the second straight come-from-behind win for Phoenix.

Lakeview .............................200 110 0 -- 4 8 0
Phoenix ................................010 103 x -- 5 6 2

Sedlacek and Havley; Farrar and Parent. W -- Farrar (6-1). L -- Sedlacek. 2B -- L: Jameson; P: Wiesner, Parent 2, Pierson. HR -- L: Brown.

NORTH VALLEY 8, ILLINOIS VALLEY 1 -- At Merlin, senior right-hander Scott Stickler tossed a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts for the Knights.

Jeff Bass, who has yet to strike out this season, was 3-for-3 with two runs for North Valley (5-10). Sam Jarrett added three hits and two RBIs, while Luke Godfrey laced two hits.

North Valley was perfect in seven stolen base attempts.

Illinois Valley ...........................000 100 0 -- 1 2 7
North Valley............................. 013 112 x -- 8 13 1

Paul, Thomas (4) and Melton; Stickler and Co. Pedersen. W -- Stickler. L -- Paul. 2B -- IV: Henry 2.

HIDDEN VALLEY 10, ROGUE RIVER 2 -- At Rogue River, Casey Cunningham's two-run first-inning homer gave Rogue River the early lead, but the Chieftains still dropped their 10th straight Skyline contest.

Hidden Valley (14-6, 10-5 Skyline) led 5-4 entering the seventh, then broke the game open with a five-run rally.

Andy Sakraida opened the inning with a double and Tanner Mason reached base on an error. Seth Pietsch doubled home one run, Nick Mason smacked a two-run single and Ryan Wilson scored two with a double.

Hidden Valley starting pitcher Jeff Reese struck out nine and went the distance for his third victory in four decisions.

For Rogue River (2-16, 1-12 Skyline), sophomore Ron Shamblin had two hits and two RBIs and Cunningham chipped in two hits and three RBIs.

Hidden Valley ........................201 101 5 -- 10 15 5
Rogue River........................... 210 100 2 -- 6 7 5