Glacier had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Belgrade Panthers and snuck past 11-9. 11 seems to be a good number for Glacier as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Olivia Warriner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off 12 hits. Warriner has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Warriner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Zoey Allen and Paishance Haller did most of the damage at the plate: Allen fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4, while Haller went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Cazz Rankosky was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Belgrade's side, Brooklyn Ragland was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Lund, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Glacier's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Belgrade, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
Glacier will be playing at home against Big Sky at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Glacier is on a three-game streak of home wins, Big Sky a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Belgrade, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Hellgate at 3:00 p.m. Belgrade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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