Flathead is 0-10 against Glacier since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Flathead Braves/Bravettes will be playing at home against the Glacier Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m.
Flathead is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Butte, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Flathead was ranked 20th). Flathead fell just short of Butte by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
Flathead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laynee Vessar, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Glacier gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Hellgate as Glacier made off with a 16-3 victory.
Olivia Warriner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Warriner has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Warriner was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Khirsten Terrell was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Cooke, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Flathead's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Glacier, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Flathead suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Glacier when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Glacier's Ella Farrell, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Flathead knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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