Lakeland tuned up for its battle with Fairfield in the NECC softball tournament final by splitting a pair of make-up games with Westview and Wawasee on Saturday.
A three-run ninth inning propelled Lakeland past Fairfield, 3-0 and into the championship game of the Class 3A softball sectional being played in Benton.
Westview ran its NECC baseball record to 5-1 last Thursday night with a 7-4 victory over county rival Prairie Heights at Kellett Field in Brushy Prairie.