The Gallatin Raptors will face off against the Butte Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gallatin will be strutting in after a win while Butte will be coming in after a loss.
Gallatin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Great Falls, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Gallatin was ranked seventh). The Raptors had just enough and edged out the Bison 6-5 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Raptors have posted since May 18, 2024.
Parker Stevens
| 04/15/25 vs Great Falls | 4 |
| 05/09/24 @ Great Falls | 3 |
| 04/27/24 @ Sentinel | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Russell | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Billings Senior | 2 |
Parker Stevens was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelly Coon, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Butte couldn't beat Big Sky on Friday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Bulldogs fell 10-6 to the Eagles. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The win made it two in a row for Gallatin and bumps their season record up to 5-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Gallatin was able to grind out a solid win over Butte in their previous matchup back in March, winning 11-7. Do the Raptors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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