The Columbia Falls Wildcats will take on the Troy Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbia Falls has four straight wins, Troy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Columbia Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Whitefish, who was ranked 12th at the time (Columbia Falls was ranked fourth). The Wildcats never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Reggie Sapa, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nico Young, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Columbia Falls hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Troy scored the most runs they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Polson, falling 17-4.
Columbia Falls pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 13.2 runs this season. As for Troy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Columbia Falls' way against Troy when the teams last played back in April, as Columbia Falls made off with a 17-0 win. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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