On Saturday, Belgrade faced Russell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Belgrade Panthers fell just short of the Russell Rustlers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Belgrade couldn't push the score so high this time.
Olivia Mills spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Belgrade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Seaman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Belgrade's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Russell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Belgrade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Russell, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-2 defeat vs. Glacier on the 25th.
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