Spearville Lancers watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 8-2 loss to Ellis in game one and 5-0 in game two on Monday. In the first game Ellis took the lead on a single in the second inning. The Spearville Lancers struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Ellis, giving up eight runs. In the second inning, Ellis got their offense started when Matt Ernst singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run. Ellis scored three runs in the sixth inning. Tyson Jimenez earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for Ellis. The lefty went six innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out 11 and walking one. Ernst threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Logan Hubbell took the loss for Spearville. The pitcher surrendered five runs on four hits over five innings, striking out nine. Josiah Mettling, Hubbell, and Easton Shenk each collected one hit to lead Spearville.