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Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball squeaks past Ronan in Divisional championship nailbiter
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After battling through a windy Western B-C Divisional tournament Friday and Saturday, Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball clinched the Divisional title in a nailbiter against the Maidens in Ronan.
Heading into the final inning with MAC up by two, Maidens slugger Amanda Morency singled in a run, but it wasn’t enough to hold off the Lady Bulldogs as MAC’s Morgan Malatare slammed a home run in the bottom of the fifth to secure the win. Jordyn Eichert also homered for MAC, and Morency was 2 for 4 with two RBIs for Ronan.
Mission is the No. 1 seed from Western B-C heading into the state tournament starting Thursday in Belgrade, and Ronan is No. 2. The top four teams from Divisionals advance to State, so Florence and Plains-Hot Springs will also travel to Belgrade this week.
On Thursday, Ronan (20-4) will face Great Falls Central at 2 p.m., and MAC (16-6) will take on Huntley Project at 4 p.m.
MAC 4, Ronan 3
Mission – 001 210 x – 4 11 4
Ronan – 000 101 1 – 3 6 1
Carston Rhine and Kaitlyn Sassaman. RanDee Charlo and Kenzie Couture. W – R. Charlo. L – Rhine.
MISSION-ARLEE CHARLO – Mikaylan Roylance 0-4, Jordyn Eichert 4-4, Emilie Charlo 1-4, Morgan Malatare 1-2, Shania Dubois 2-3, Jaycee Anderson 0-2, Elizabeth Morigeau 0-1, Couture 0-2, Haley Carroll 1-3, R. Charlo 2-3.
2B – Dubois. HR – Eichert, Malatare. RBIs – Morency 2; Eichert, Malatare, R. Charlo.
RONAN – Sassaman 0-4, Kenzie Dulmes 0-4, Kendra Starkel 1-4, Amanda Morency 2-4, Rhine 2-4, Jordyn Clairmont 0-3, Kiana Brown 1-3, Marissa Mock 0-2, Gabi Wirz 0-3.
Western B-C Divisional
Friday
Loyola Sacred Heart 8, Deer Lodge 6
Florence 13, Plains-Hot Springs 2
Ronan 13, Loyola Sacred Heart 0
Mission-Arlee-Charlo 8, Florence 5
Saturday
Plains 10, Loyola 6, loser out
Florence 12, Deer Lodge 2, loser out
Florence 9, Plains 8, third place
Mission 4, Ronan 3, championship
