On Saturday, Gallatin faced Russell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gallatin Raptors came out on top against the Russell Rustlers by a score of 10-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gallatin.
The team relied heavily on Kelly Coon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Braxton Gray, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Russell's side, Ruby Dean made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Brown Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Russell hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gallatin struck out seven times.
Gallatin's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Russell, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3.
Gallatin will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Billings Senior at 5:00 p.m. Gallatin knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Billings Senior likes a good challenge. As for Russell, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Glacier at 2:00 p.m. Russell has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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