On Thursday, Gallatin faced Russell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gallatin Raptors fell 9-5 to the Russell Rustlers. Gallatin was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Russell apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Gallatin saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Bleile, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Parker Stevens, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Gallatin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Russell only tossed a.
On Russell's side, Harley Brown Brown made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with five RBI.
In other batting news, Julia Bushard and Hailey Marr did most of the damage at the plate: Bushard scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Marr went 1-for-3 with a home run. Kaylei Schultz was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Gallatin and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Russell, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Gallatin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-10 victory vs. Great Falls on the 9th. Russell has also already played their next match, an 11-1 win against Bozeman on the 9th.
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