The first two innings had the Alden-Conger baseball team in good position Thursday night against Nicollet in Alden, but the Raiders came on late to win 18-8 against the Knights.

Alden-Conger held a 3-1 lead after two innings, but Nicollet came back for six runs in the third and four in the fourth to take an 11-4 lead.

The Knights got as close as 13-8 after the fifth, but the Raiders slammed the door in the seventh with five runs.

Brad Ferree went 3-for-4 with a triple and Spencer Niebuhr continued to plate runs as he went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

“We were good the first three innings, but it was little things again,” said Alden-Conger head coach Faron Bremseth. “Little things ate us alive again.”

Nicollet 18, Alden-Conger 8

Nicollet 016 420 5 — 18 13 3

Alden-Conger 121 040 0 —  8 8 7

WP — Jordanson 7 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 4 K 

LP — Matt Jensen 3 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K