The East Helena Vigilantes will head out on the road to take on the Lone Peak Big Horns at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The last four games East Helena has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
East Helena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Belgrade, who was ranked first at the time (East Helena was ranked fourth). The Vigilantes fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
Liam Priebe spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, East Helena saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Sutton, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Sutton has brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaverhead County.
Lone Peak's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for East Helena, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
East Helena came up short against Lone Peak in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 11-6. Can the Vigilantes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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