On Thursday, Capital faced Helena in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Capital Bruins never let the Helena Bengals onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Capital.
Not much got past Kathryn Emmert, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Helena off the board. Emmert has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Capital's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Belle Glowacki, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Capital's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Helena, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Butte the next time they take the field. Helena will head out to face Butte at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Capital will host them at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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