The Capital Bruins will take on the Glacier Wolfpack at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Capital comes in on ten and Glacier on three.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Billings West, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Capital was ranked sixth). Capital came out on top in a nail-biter against Billings West on Saturday and snuck past 3-2.
Kathryn Emmert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Capital saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kate Drynan, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Glacier sidestepped Billings West for a 7-6 victory.
Glacier also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ella Farrell gave up six earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Emma Cooke was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Capital pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Glacier, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Capital was able to grind out a solid win over Glacier when the teams last played on Saturday, winning 7-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glacier's Olivia Warriner, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Capital still be able to contain Warriner? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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