The Lake Mills baseball team went from a 2-0 lead to suddenly a 7-3 deficit in the span of an inning and a half Monday against Garner-Hayfield in Lake Mills, but managed to mount a late rally to win 8-7 in eight innings.

Still trailing 7-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh freshman Bryan Hengesteg delivered a bloop single over the head of Garner-Hayfield’s shortstop that allowed Tyler Rice and Levi Dahle to score to tie the game.

From there the Bulldogs (8-5, 3-1 NIC) took advantage of a Garner-Hayfield error in the eighth to win the game and their fifth straight.

“The kids showed a lot of character to come back from a 5-2 deficit,” Lake Mills head coach Jason Blaser said. “We found a way to get it done.”

Brad Midlang added a two-run homer and Alex Grunhovd hit a solo shot in the second for the Bulldogs.

Garner-Hayfield hit a three-run homer and a solo homer in the third as Cardinals took a 5-2 lead after the top of the third.

But Lake Mills chipped away with a run in the bottom half and two in the fourth before tying the game in the seventh.

Lake Mills 8, Garner-Hayfield 7, 8 innings

Garner-Hayfield 005 200 00 — 7 6 5

Lake Mills 111 200 21 — 8 6 2

WP — Chris Throne 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

LP — Cassidy Albertson 8 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 10 K