In what's become a running theme this season, Glacier gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Russell Rustlers as the Glacier Wolfpack made off with an 11-3 win. This was payback for Glacier, who suffered a 5-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ella Farrell was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Farrell has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Farrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Glacier got a massive performance out of Zoey Allen, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Nakiah Persinger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 5-for-5.
On Russell's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Bushard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Glacier is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Russell, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Glacier will head out on the road to take on Great Falls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Russell, they will be playing at home against Flathead at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Russell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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