Beaverhead County faced Butte in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Beavers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The match marked the Beavers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Beaverhead County got a good showing from Will Hansen, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Beaverhead County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Hartman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
Beaverhead County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Butte, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Looking ahead, Beaverhead County will square off against East Helena at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Butte, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Park at 12:00 p.m. on the 17th.
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