Lady Beavers Rally Late To Beat Laurel, 8-6

The Beaverhead County Lady Beavers battled back from an early four-run deficit Friday, scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the Laurel Locomotives, 8-6.

Laurel jumped out to an early lead, scoring runs in each of the first three innings. The Lady Beavers chipped away and tied the game in the bottom of the fifth behind hits from Tymber Barnes and Maisy Hutchinson, an error, and a groundout by Bailey Blake.

Laurel briefly regained the lead in the top of the sixth on an Emerson Gunther single, but Beaverhead County answered in the bottom half. An error brought in one run to tie the game before Barnes delivered the go-ahead single, scoring two runs and putting the Lady Beavers in front for good.

Mya Creighton earned the win in the circle for Beaverhead County, allowing six runs on 11 hits over seven innings while striking out five and walking one.

Barnes led the Lady Beavers with three RBIs and finished 2-for-3 at the plate. Kaitlyn Konen also had a strong day offensively, going 3-for-4 to lead Beaverhead County in hits.

Laurel finished with 11 hits. Gunther went 4-for-4, while Adrienne Roth drove in three runs and finished 2-for-4.

The Lady Beavers will travel to Ronan on Saturday for their next game.