Glacier waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They skirted past the Big Sky Eagles 5-4. This was payback for Glacier, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ella Farrell spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kenadie Goudette, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Paishance Haller was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Big Sky's side, Delaney Laird made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Hood, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Even though they lost, Big Sky lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glacier didn't launched any.
Glacier pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Big Sky, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1-1.
Glacier will head out on the road to challenge Sentinel at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sentinel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Big Sky, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Flathead at 3:00 p.m. Big Sky is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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