On Friday, Sentinel faced Butte in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sentinel Spartans took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Butte Bulldogs. Sentinel was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Butte apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Brooklyn Wright was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Butte's side, Ashlinn Mullaney made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Mullaney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kamber Leary was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Mattie Stepan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Sentinel has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Butte, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-12.
Sentinel will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Capital, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Capital will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Butte, they will head out on the road to face off against Flathead at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Butte is facing Flathead at the right time seeing as Flathead is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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