Baseball Game Preview: Whitefish Bulldogs vs. Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries

The Whitefish Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Whitefish let Stevensville stack five runs on them in the third inning on Saturday but luckily Whitefish prevailed anyway. The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Yellowjackets 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Bigfork made sure to put some runs up on the board against Troy on Thursday. The Vikings & Valkyries were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Trojans. The Vikings & Valkyries haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Grady Campbell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Campbell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Bigfork let Ryeln Rodriguez and Liam Benson run wild. Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs, while Benson went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Cavin Wiest was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Whitefish now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bigfork, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Whitefish couldn't quite finish off Bigfork in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.