On Friday, Lincoln County faced Bigfork in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln County Lions came out on top against the Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries by a score of 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lincoln County.
Tristan Butts made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Butts has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Butts was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Rogan Lytle was incredible, scoring a run and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4.
Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Bigfork, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Lincoln County will stay at home for another game and welcome Columbia Falls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia Falls will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Bigfork, they will head out on the road to challenge Frenchtown at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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