LANCASTER – The Lancaster JetHawks used another big offensive outburst to take down Lake Elsinore, 13-7, Thursday night to complete a series sweep of the Storm.

The JetHawks used four home runs to win their fourth in a row and for the seventh time in nine games.

Lake Elsinore (17-18, 51-54) jumped in front with two runs in the top of the first, but Lancaster (21-14, 54-51) answered in the bottom of the inning. The JetHawks scored four, taking the lead on a Joel Diaz two-run double.

Lancaster used a pair of home runs in the fourth inning to stretch the lead to six. Max George led off the inning with a blast to straightaway center field and Colton Welker added a two-run shot. Welker’s two knocks extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

The JetHawks were in front, 8-2, when the Storm made a run. Lake Elsinore scored five in a row to make it a one-run game, but that was as close as things got.

Brandon Gold (8-6) worked into the sixth to earn his eighth win, tying the California League lead. Lake Elsinore’s Emmanuel Ramirez (5-4) allowed nine runs, but only five were earned, in a losing effort.

Two more home runs helped the JetHawks add to their lead late. Wes Rogers went deep in the seventh, and Vince Fernandez hit a three-run inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning. Fernandez led the way with four runs batted in, and his inside-the-park homer was the team’s first in 2018.

Lancaster scored 38 runs in a three-game sweep of Lake Elsinore, the team’s second sweep of the season. The JetHawks are now three games above .500 for the first time this year.

Here’s the box score.

The JetHawks go for a fifth win in a row as the six-game homestand continues Friday night. Lancaster opens up a three-game series with the Visalia Rawhide. Lefty Ty Culbreth (5-4) takes the hill in the opener. First pitch is set for 6:35 pm at The Hangar.