On Thursday, Great Falls faced Bozeman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Great Falls Bison were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Bozeman Hawks. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Great Falls as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Ava Newmack, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gracie Kuszmaul, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Bozeman's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacobi Coombs, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Great Falls' win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Bozeman, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13.
Great Falls will be playing at home against Gallatin at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gallatin has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.07 runs per game on average), something Great Falls will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bozeman, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Russell at 3:00 p.m. Bozeman has given up an average of 16.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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