The Great Falls Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the North Central Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Great Falls fell victim to Lewisville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 15-0 loss to the Lions might stick with them for a while. Great Falls has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, North Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Buford by a score of 2-0.
Mackenzie Melton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Bittner, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Great Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for North Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
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