The Great Falls Bison are taking a road trip to face off against the Glacier Wolfpack at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Great Falls will be strutting in after a victory while Glacier will be coming in after a defeat.
Great Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Bozeman, who was ranked 16th at the time (Great Falls was ranked 14th). The Bison blew past the Hawks 9-1 on Saturday. The Bison's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rowan Garten made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Garten was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Zech, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Beau Carns also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Glacier didn't have quite enough to beat Flathead on Tuesday and fell 17-16.
Brady Buckmaster made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Ryne Gillette was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
The win made it two in a row for Great Falls and bumps their season record up to 2-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Glacier, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
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