ESTHERVILLE - The 17th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles swept Iowa Lakes Saturday, 7-4 and 15-3, to stay in first place in the ICCAC Conference baseball standings.

Kirkwood raised its ICCAC record to 15-3 with its sixth straight league victory. The Eagles lead Southeastern (14-4) and NIACC (15-5) by one game with 10 games left.

Matt Paciello went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Kirkwood in the first game. Bryce Grimm went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Colin Krieter socked a home run. Ethan Howard got the victory and Dariel Checo collected a save.

General McArthur was 4-for-4 in the second game for the Eagles. Paciello went 3-for-4 with another home run and three RBIs. JT Sole and Krieter had two hits. Tyler Bordner drove in two runs.

Nick Drahozal picked up the victory in the six-inning game.

Kirkwood raised its overall record to 29-13. Iowa Lakes fell to 12-21 overall and 3-15 in the league. The Eagles and Lakers meet in another doubleheader Sunday.