Softball Recap: Sentinel Takes a Loss

Spartans

Previous 5 Games

05/22/25 @ Belgrade	2-8
05/15/25 vs Butte	9-5
05/15/25 vs Butte	3-2
05/09/25 @ Hellgate	9-0
05/08/25 @ Glacier	11-14

Sentinel dropped their record down to 12-11 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Belgrade Panthers, falling 8-2. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.

Sentinel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Strab, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Haley Sellers was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

As for Belgrade, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-4-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.

On Belgrade's side, Olivia Mills spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 15 Ks. Mills has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Belgrade let Rylee Feight and Ava Lund run wild. Feight went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Lund went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Stump, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Sentinel wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 12-3 loss against Glacier on the 23rd. As for Belgrade, they have also already played their next contest, a 10-6 defeat against Billings West on the 23rd.