The Glacier Wolfpack will head out on the road to challenge the Sentinel Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glacier will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Glacier is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Big Sky, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Glacier was ranked third). Glacier won by a run and slipped past Big Sky 5-4.
Ella Farrell spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kenadie Goudette, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Paishance Haller, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Sentinel ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Flathead out 8-7. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Sentinel as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Sentinel let Makenna Thorson and Brooklyn Wright loose on the outfield. Thorson went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Wright scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Dypwick, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Glacier pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sentinel, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.
Sentinel's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Glacier has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Sentinel, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Glacier's sizable advantage in that area, Sentinel will need to find a way to close that gap.
Glacier came out on top in a nail-biter against Sentinel in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sentinel's Piper Whitman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Glacier still be able to contain Whitman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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