The Capital Bruins will face off against the Glacier Wolfpack at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Glacier is hoping to do on Saturday what Belgrade couldn't on Friday: put an end to Capital's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Capital never let Belgrade onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Not much got past Kathryn Emmert, who gave up just seven hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Belgrade off the board. Emmert has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ali Miller was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Anna Cockhill, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Glacier faced Sentinel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Glacier's way against Sentinel as Glacier made off with a 12-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Glacier sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ella Farrell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Farrell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Glacier got a massive performance out of Zoey Allen, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Kenadie Goudette was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Capital pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Glacier, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Capital has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Glacier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Capital might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from Glacier in their previous meeting on May 4th. Can Capital avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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