Softball Recap: Glacier Wolfpack vs. Helena Bengals
On Saturday, Glacier faced Helena in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Glacier Wolfpack sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Helena Bengals. That's more bragging rights for Glacier, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ella Farrell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Zoey Allen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Olivia Warriner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Helena's side, Faith Howard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Howard has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ashley Koenig made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run.
Glacier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Helena, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Glacier is on the road again on Saturday to play Russell at 3:00 p.m. Glacier is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. Helena does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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