Baseball Recap: Lincoln County Lions vs. Butte Bulldogs
On Saturday, Lincoln County faced Butte in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln County Lions fell 11-6 to the Butte Bulldogs.
Tristan Libby made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
On Butte's side, Cayde Stajcar made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Stajcar was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last ten games he's played.
In other batting news, Logan Carden was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Cox, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Lincoln County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1. As for Butte, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Lincoln County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Butte, they will be playing at home against Columbia Falls at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Butte is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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