TL;DR
Polson defeated Frenchtown 3-1 in high school baseball, with Paxson DuMont hitting a crucial go-ahead single in the sixth inning. Cole Wadsworth pitched a complete game for Polson, while Dawson Rodoni struck out 10 for Frenchtown.
POLSON — Paxson DuMont hit a go-ahead single in the bottom of the sixth as Polson grabbed a 3-1 victory over Frenchtown in high school baseball Friday.
DuMont scored Holden Emerson on the hit — Emerson reached on an error that helped Polson (8-5) tie the game at one earlier in the inning.
Frenchtown (12-2) took a 1-0 lead in the third as Jordan Warner came in on an error.
Cole Wadsworth shut the Broncs down otherwise. He went all seven innings, allowing five hits and fanning five.
Dawson Rodoni also threw a complete game for Frenchtown, striking out 10 batters and allowing five hits.
Polson added an insurance run in the sixth as Noah Agliano scored on an error.
Columbia Falls 10, Noxon 0
NOXON — Zeke Dunn threw five no-hit innings and drove in a pair of runs at the plate to lead Columbia Falls.
The Wildcats (9-3) broke the game open in the third, plating six runs. Tristian Victor highlighted the big frame with a two-run double to center field that scored Lincoln Fisher and Nico Young to make it 7-0.
Dunn added another run in the fourth on a double to left to bring Jace Hill home.
Dunn finished with eight strikeouts while issuing five free passes.
Michael Koskela went four innings for the Red Devils (0-9), striking out three.
The game ended after five innings due to the run rule.
Libby 14, Eureka 12
EUREKA — Ian Thom drove in three runs and Libby held off a late Eureka rally to win a Kootenai Valley showdown.
Hunter Rooney and Kale Riddle both singled in the opening frame as Libby jumped out to a 6-0 lead. The Loggers (5-5) used five walks and two hit batsmen to help fuel the rally.
Bransen Holzer tripled and Boe Miles doubled in the fifth as the Loggers restored a six-run lead, 10-4.
Eureka (6-4) held in the game thanks to a few bases-loaded walks in the fifth to cut the deficit to 10-8.
Thom then knocked an important bases-loaded triple in the sixth to extend the advantage back to 13-8.
Emmet McKim blasted a three-run homer in the seventh as the Lions looked to rally, but Dalton Cannon came on in relief and shut it down with three straight outs for Libby.
Florence 18, Ronan 2
Florence 15, Ronan 0
FLORENCE — Chase Wagner hit three home runs and drove in nine over a doubleheader sweep for Frenchtown.
Wagner hit a second inning two-run homer in the Falcons’ Game 1 victory, adding two more RBIs on a first inning single to make it 9-0.
Florence (8-3) scored nine in the opening frame and scored the run rule victory in four innings.
Zander Bennett and Kenner Mock each drove in a run for the Chiefs, who fell to 1-12 on the season.
In the second game, Wagner went deep twice. The first was a two-run shot to left that capped off an eight-run first inning. His second extended the lead to 12-0 with a three-run shot to center in the third.