Three Forks and Thompson Falls squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Three Forks had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks by a score of 3-2. Three Forks was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matches prior) but Thompson Falls' pitchers proved too tough.
Fallon Page was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Three Forks saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Lindquist, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Three Forks' defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Thompson Falls, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Three Forks will square off against Troy at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Three Forks is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.7 runs per game this season. Thompson Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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