ONTARIO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Lake Elsinore Storm used a five-run third inning to build an early lead and held off a late Ontario rally for a 7-5 victory over the Tower Buzzers on Thursday night at ONT Field.

Lake Elsinore sent 10 men to the plate in the decisive third, highlighted by Ty Harvey’s three-run double. The Storm added two more in the seventh. Ontario chipped away, scoring single runs in the seventh and ninth and two in the eighth, including a Chase Harlan triple. Brendan Tunink homered twice for the Buzzers in the loss.

Winning pitcher Joseph Herrera earned the win in relief for the Storm. Bryan Balzer started and struck out seven over four innings. Brady Smith took the loss for Ontario. Attendance was 6,611. The time of game was 3:18.