Baseball Recap: Columbia Falls Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Wildcats

Previous Games

04/15/25 @ Bigfork	8-2
04/08/25 @ Troy	17-0
04/07/25 @ Ronan	12-0
04/04/25 vs Whitefish	9-8
05/18/24 @ Butte	16-2
+ 4 more games

Columbia Falls strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries as they made off with an 8-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.

Nico Young was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Young was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Brady Matson and Jory Hill did most of the damage at the plate: Matson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Hill went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. Matson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Jett Pitts, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Columbia Falls hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters every time they've taken the field this season.

Columbia Falls' victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. As for Bigfork, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Columbia Falls will challenge rival Hamilton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Bigfork is set to take on their familiar foe Troy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.