On Tuesday, Butte faced Flathead in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Butte Bulldogs narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Flathead Braves/Bravettes 3-2. This was a revenge match for Butte, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-4 defeat when these two played on Tuesday.
Ashlinn Mullaney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mullaney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ashby Lee was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
On Flathead's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laynee Vessar, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Butte has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season. As for Flathead, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Butte will challenge Helena at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Flathead, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Glacier at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glacier's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Flathead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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