Softball Preview: Glacier Wolfpack vs. Big Sky Eagles
Glacier is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Big Sky is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Glacier Wolfpack will take on the Big Sky Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Glacier is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Belgrade, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Glacier was ranked fourth). Glacier narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Belgrade 11-9. 11 seems to be a good number for Glacier as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Olivia Warriner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off 12 hits. Warriner has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Warriner was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Glacier let Zoey Allen and Paishance Haller loose on the outfield. Allen fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4, while Haller went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cazz Rankosky, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Big Sky had just enough and edged Great Falls out 12-11 on Saturday.
Sadie Mcguinn was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Schaffer, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Glacier's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Big Sky, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0-1.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Glacier hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .375. However, it's not like Big Sky struggles in that department as they've averaged .394. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Glacier came up short against Big Sky in their previous meeting on April 9th, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Big Sky's Briella Wilson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Glacier knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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