Sentinel made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Helena, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Spartans fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The Spartans have struggled against the Bengals recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Alyssa Hanninen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Sentinel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey Papp, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Sentinel's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Helena, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Sentinel will square off against rival Capital at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Helena is set to face off against their familiar foe Hellgate at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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