The Dragons took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Quin Cotton doubled, went to third on Siani’s infield single, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ruiz. Lansing tied the game in the fifth.
Dragons reliever Jake Gilbert allowed the first four batters to reach in the sixth inning as Lansing initially took a 2-1 lead, giving up one hit and three walks, before being replaced by Spencer Stockton. All three runners inherited by Stockton scored after a bases loaded hit batsman and a two-run single. Stockton threw a wild pitch to bring in another run as Lansing sent nine batters to the plate in the inning and scored five runs to take a 6-1 lead.
The Dragons edged back within three runs, scoring one run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Mariel Bautista, and another in the eighth on Siani’s run-scoring single to make it 6-3. But Lansing scored two against Stockton in the bottom of the eighth to extend their lead to 8-3.
Dragons starting pitcher Jacques Pucheu worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Gilbert (3-1) was charged with the loss, allowing four runs in two-thirds of an inning. Stockton went the final three innings and was charged with three runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks.
The first-place Dragons (28-21) hold a 2 1/2- ame lead over both Lake County and Great Lakes in the East Division standings.