Pack suffers first loss, bounces back on Bruins

HELENA — It took 12 games for an opponent to get the best of Glacier, and Helena High needed to match Glacier’s usual late-game heroics to pull it off.

Kelleigh Klemp’s bases-loaded single with nobody out lifted Helena over Glacier 5-4, after the Wolfpack made up an early 4-0 deficit.

Glacier bounced back to beat Helena Capital 7-2 in the late game.

Emma Cooke homered and had three RBIs’ for Glacier (11-1 overall, 10-1 in league) against Helena; her bases-loaded walk in the top of the seven inning drove in Kenadie Goudette to knot the score 4-all.

Ella Farrell went the distance on the mound, scattering 11 hits and two walks. She fanned 10. Pitcher Faith Howard struck out 12 for Helena (14-1, 9-1 in league).

In the second game, Nakiah Persinger, Farrell and Cooke all had three hits against the Capital Bruins (10-4, 5-4). Goudette homered and scored twice. Cooke had two doubles and Paishance Haller hit a double for the second straight game.

Morgan Vivian threw five solid innings, allowing five hits and four walks. She fanned five. Farrell threw two perfect innings of relief, striking out two.

Glacier plays host to Class A power Polson Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Glacier 002 100 1 - 4 8 6

Helena 220 000 1 - 5 11 1

Ella Farrell and Cazz Rankosky. Faith Howard and Kendall Klemp.

GLACIER — Kenadie Goudette 2-4, Nakiah Persinger 2-2, Rankosky 1-3, Cooke 1-2, Farrell 0-4, Zoey Allen 0-1, Paishance Haller 1-3, Morgan Vivian 0-3, K Terrell 0-3, Brooklyn Imperato 1-3.

HELENA — Maloree English 2-4, Ashley Koenig 1-4, Kend. Klemp 2-3, B Richardson 0-4, Kalley May 2-4, M Campbell 2-4, Kylee Gardipee 1-4, Howard 0-4, M Lamping 0-2, Kelleigh Klemp 1-1.

2B — Haller, Campbell, English. HR — Cooke. RBIs — Cooke 3, Goudette, Koenig, Kend.Klemp, May, Kell.Klemp.

Glacier 000 041 2 - 7 16 2

Capital 110 000 0 - 2 5 0

Vivian, Farrell (6) and Rankosky. Belle Glowacki and Taylor Sayers.

GLACIER — Goudette 2-5, Persinger 3-5, Rankosky 1-4, Cooke 3-4, Farrell 3-4, Haller 2-4, Vivian 2-3, Daytona Schuman 0-0, Avery Anderson 0-2, Terrell 0-2, Allen 0-2.

HELENA CAPITAL — Anna Cockhill 1-4, Glowacki 1-3, Kathryn Emmert 1-4, Sayers 1-4, Kate Drynan 0-2, C Blaz 0-1, Kate Rhodes 0-3, Erin Hirschi 0-1, Riley Chandler 0-2, Paige O’Mara 1-3.

2B — Cooke 2, Haller, Persinger, Glwoacki. HR — Goudette. RBIs — Farrell 3, Goudette 2, Cooke 2, Glowacki, O’Mara.