LONGVIEW, Wash. — With five runs scored in the sixth inning, the Bend Elks pulled off a 5-1 victory over Cowlitz in West Coast League action Friday night.

Elks starting pitcher Zack Carter held the Black Bears in check through six innings as he gave up four hits and two walks while recording seven strikeouts for the win. Louis Cohen picked up the save.

Nick Lopez (single) and Grant Newton (double) each drove in two runs for Bend (20-15 WCL) in the sixth. Cowlitz (16-19) had just one run in the seventh.

The Elks and Black Bears will conclude their three-game series tonight at 6:35 p.m. before taking a two-day break. The Elks will then travel to Klamath Falls for a three-game series with the Gems before returning home next Friday to host Wenatchee.

— Bulletin staff report