On Tuesday, Sentinel faced Big Sky in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sentinel Spartans fell just short of the Big Sky Eagles by a score of 21-19. Sentinel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Makenna Thorson was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Kai Gillis was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-6.
On Big Sky's side, Brooke Schaffer was a standout: she got on base in all six of her plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Mcguinn, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Sentinel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Big Sky, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-1-1.
Sentinel will stay at home for another game and welcome Flathead at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sentinel is facing Flathead at the right time seeing as Flathead is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Big Sky, they will head out on the road to square off against Bozeman at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Big Sky knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Bozeman likes a good challenge.
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