Bravettes fall to Bengals, Bruins
Flathead third baseman Brianna Morales fires to first base after fielding a ground ball in the second-inning at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead shortstop Riley Chouinard (7) fields a throw down to second base as Helena Capital’s Sarah Bury (17) swipes a stolen base at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead third baseman Brianna Morales fires to first base after fielding a ground ball in the second-inning at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Helena Capital’s Lauren Archie (23) slides into third ahead of the tag by Flathead third baseman Brianna Morales in the first inning at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead coach Jack Foster meets with his team on the mound in the fourth inning against Helena Capital at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead pitcher Ilyssa Centner (4) fires a pitch against Helena Capital at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Helena Capital’s Kendall Isaacson (6) slides safely into home on a wild pitch as Flathead pitcher Ilyssa Centner (4) awaits the throw from catcher Lexi Longtin (28) at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead’s Sydney Olson (11) swings away in the fourth inning against Helena Capital at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead second baseman Kayla Kallis (10) goes to apply the tag on a throw in from the outfield as Helena Capital’s Lauren Archie (23) slides into second with a first inning double at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead Bravettes dropped a pair of Western AA softball games against the Helena High Bengals and Helena Capital Bruins on Saturday at Kidsports Complex.
First shut out 12-0 by Capital, Flathead (2-12 overall, 2-2 conference) scored three runs in a 10-3 loss to Helena later in the day.
After a pitcher was injured after being hit by a ball in the first game against Capital, Ilyssa Centner had to step in the circle for both games.
“She hadn’t done that all year,” Flathead coach Jack Foster said. “She came in and did a great job.”
Centner hit 2 for 3 at the plate and doubled against Helena.
“Even as cold as it was, they kept working hard,” Foster said. “They’re hanging together really hard and they keep working.”
Helena Capital 106 32 — 12 9 0
Flathead 000 00 — 0 1 3
W — Nicole Ames, Madison Davis (3) and Sara Bury.
L — Ilyssa Centner and Lexi Longtin.
HELENA — Jenna Priddy 0-2, Mashayla O’Malley 1-3, N. Ames 2-3, Lauren Archie 4-4, Kendall Isaacson 1-4, Bury 2-2, Davis 0-3, Ally McMillan 0-2, Lexi McNew 0-0, Riley Ames 0-3.
FLATHEAD — Macy Craver 0-1, Kayla Kallis 0-2, Riley Chouinard 0-2, Centner 0-2, Karissa Comer 1-2, Alyssa Cadwalader 0-2, Brianna Morales 0-2, Sydney Olson 0-1, Longtin 0-2.
2B — Archie (2); Comer; HR — N Ames; RBIs — N. Ames (3), Archie (3), Isaacson, Bury, Davis (2).
Helena 104 311 0 — 10 10 0
Flathead 000 120 0 — 3 4 2
W — Mariah English, Faith Manibusan (5) and Kali Anderson.
L — Ilyssa Centner and Lexi Longtin.
HELENA —Anderson 1-3, Nicole Price 0-3, Amber Countryman 3-4, Vanessa Walsh 1-3, Mariah English 0-4, Riley Thennis 0-1, Reegan Walsh 1-4, Casey Holland 0-3, Hardison 1-1, Brooke Ark 3-4.
FLATHEAD — Macy Craver 0-4, Kayla Kallis 1-4, Chouinard 0-2, Centner 2-3, Brianna Morales 0-2, Sydney Olson 0-3, Alyssa Cadwalader 1-3, Longtin 0-3, Aspen Rush 0-1.
2B — Countryman, Ark; Centner; HR — V. Walsh; RBIs — Anderson (2), Price, V Walsh (3), Thennis, Hardison.