On Tuesday, Russell faced Glacier in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Russell Rustlers' rough 11-3 defeat to the Glacier Wolfpack might stick with them for a while. Russell was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Glacier apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Russell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Bushard, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Glacier's side, Ella Farrell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Farrell has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Farrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Glacier got a massive performance out of Zoey Allen, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nakiah Persinger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5.
Russell's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Glacier, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Russell will be playing at home against Flathead at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Russell has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Glacier, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Great Falls at 4:00 p.m. Great Falls has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.17 runs per game on average), something Glacier will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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