Butte is 1-9 against Sentinel since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spartans at 12:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Butte is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Hellgate 20-9 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Kendallyn Schad was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Johnson, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Butte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Sentinel came into Wednesday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over Frenchtown on Wednesday.
Alyssa Hanninen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. She is also on a roll when it comes to doubles, as she's now hit two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kai Gillis, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Nina Samoury, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Butte's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Sentinel, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Butte was able to grind out a solid victory over Sentinel in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 7-2. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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