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Columbus Shepherd

Cougars C

Mustangs S

The Shepherd (MT) varsity softball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Columbus (MT) by a score of 14-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Columbus	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	2	3	3
Shepherd	7	2	4	1	-	-	-	14	9	3

Final score provided by J. Morse.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Montana High School Softball - Columbus succumbs to Shepherd

April 30, 2026: Shepherd, MT 59079

In Thursday's non-league test, the Shepherd Mustangs (Shepherd, MT) softball squad overwhelmed the visiting Columbus Cougars (Columbus, MT), by a tally of 14-2.

Next, the Mustangs clash with the Manhattan Tigers (Manhattan, MT) in a B Eastern test, on Saturday, May 2. Shepherd will attempt to advance on its 11-0 season record. The Tigers go into the test with a 10-1 record after their 11-1 league win over Huntley Project (Worden, MT).

The Cougars (3-5) will now prepare for their test against Huntley Project (Worden, MT). The Red Devils go into the non-league test with a 1-7 record. In their last test, Huntley Project was routed by Manhattan (Manhattan, MT), 11-1, in a league test.

Columbus @ Shepherd Softball Game Info

Thu., Apr. 30, 2026 @ 4p

The Shepherd (MT) varsity softball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Columbus (MT) by a score of 14-2.

Rankings & Records

Columbus (25-26)

MT
26

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
4-5	3-2	2-1	2-3	0-1	.444	.600	74	94

Shepherd (25-26)

MT
1

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
17-0	9-0	6-0	9-0	2-0	1.000	1.000	247	23

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Columbus	1.0	1.0	1.9	2.3	.5	2.5	2.0	8.2	10.5	3.5
Shepherd	2.9	2.9	3.6	2.7	1.0	0	0	14.5	10.0	1.0

Head-to-Head

Shepherd won last month

4/11 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Shepherd 2 6 2 5 - - - 15 13 0
Columbus 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 2 5

The Shepherd (MT) varsity softball team won Saturday's away conference game against Columbus (MT) by a score of 15-0.
Box score
Shepherd won last month

4/25 @ 3p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Columbus 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - -
Shepherd 3 5 5 3 - - - 16 - -

The Columbus (MT) varsity softball team lost Saturday's away non-conference game against Shepherd (MT) by a score of 16-0.
Box score
Shepherd won last month

4/30 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Columbus 0 0 2 0 - - - 2 3 3
Shepherd 7 2 4 1 - - - 14 9 3

The Columbus (MT) varsity softball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Shepherd (MT) by a score of 14-2.
Box score

4/11 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Shepherd	2	6	2	5	-	-	-	15	13	0
Columbus	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	2	5

4/25 @ 3p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Columbus	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0	-	-
Shepherd	3	5	5	3	-	-	-	16	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Columbus	3-2		Shepherd	9-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/28/26	Columbus	Cut Bank	(W) 19-6	4/24/26	Shepherd	Cut Bank
				4/25/26	Cut Bank	Shepherd
				5/8/26	Shepherd	Cut Bank
				5/9/26	Shepherd	Cut Bank	(W) 12-2
3/28/26	Columbus	Conrad	(L) 10-9	4/18/26	Shepherd	Conrad	(W) 13-0
				5/9/26	Conrad	Shepherd	(W) 15-0
4/9/26	Columbus	Huntley Project	(W) 20-10	4/14/26	Huntley Project	Shepherd	(W) 10-0
5/2/26	Huntley Project	Columbus	(W) 7-3	4/24/26	Shepherd	Huntley Project
				5/7/26	Shepherd	Huntley Project	(W) 16-0
				5/8/26	Shepherd	Huntley Project	(W) 18-0
4/25/26	Columbus	Billings Central Catholic	(L) 17-6	4/25/26	Shepherd	Billings Central Catholic	(W) 2-0
5/8/26	Columbus	Manhattan		4/10/26	Manhattan	Shepherd	(W) 12-0
				5/2/26	Shepherd	Manhattan	(W) 14-2

Record Breakdown

C Columbus (25-26)		S Shepherd (25-26)
4-5	Overall	17-0
3-2	League	9-0
1-3	Non-League	8-0
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
3-2	Common Opponent	9-0
2-1	Home	6-0
2-3	Away	9-0
0-1	Neutral	2-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
4-5	In-State	17-0
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0