The Ronan Chiefs are taking a road trip to challenge the Polson Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ronan is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ronan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Whitefish, who was ranked tenth at the time (Ronan was ranked 14th). The Chiefs took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs on Thursday.
Everett Lozeau made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Those doubles marked the first that he has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Polson didn't have quite enough to beat Bigfork on Tuesday and fell 7-6.
Landon Shoemake and Cole Wadsworth did some serious damage despite the final result: Shoemake went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Wadsworth went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Maddox Bird, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Polson now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Ronan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ronan has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Polson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Ronan suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Polson in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Chiefs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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