The Hamilton Broncs will square off against the Florence-Carlton Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hamilton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Stevensville, who was ranked 17th at the time (Hamilton was ranked seventh). The Broncs never let the Yellowjackets get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Broncs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Florence-Carlton waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Blue Devils.
Mason Arlington made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Arlington was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Patrick Duchien was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season. Brodie Hinsdale was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Florence-Carlton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .528 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Florence-Carlton pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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