On Friday, Bigfork faced Lincoln County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bigfork Vikings & Valkyries took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln County Lions. Bigfork has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lincoln County's part, Tristan Butts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Butts has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Butts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Rogan Lytle was incredible, scoring a run and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4.
Bigfork's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Lincoln County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.
Bigfork will head out on the road to face off against Frenchtown at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lincoln County, they will be playing at home against Columbia Falls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia Falls knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Lincoln County likes a good challenge.
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