|Glendive, MT|

The Lumberjack baseball team traveled to play against Dawson CC in a four game game stand for Mon-Dak Conference rankings.

Game three would hope to bring a new day for the Jacks, so they were itching to get a win.  This game against Dawson was a heartbreaker for the Jacks, as they lost the lead late in a 9-5 defeat. Dawson was down 5-3 in the top of the sixth inning when the Bucs doubled off of Riley Kluin, driving in three runs.

Dawson took an early lead in the first inning. Dawson scored one run when the Bucs singled with two outs in the first inning.

After Dawson scored one run in the top of the fourth, DCB answered with one of their own. Dawson scored when there was an error, scoring one run. Then the Jacks answered when Victor Terrero homered off of the Bucs, driving in one run.

The Lumberjacks knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the fifth inning. AJ Prater singled on a 3-2 count in the fifth inning, scoring one run.

The Jacks scored four runs in the fifth inning. The big inning was thanks to a double by Nick Sumstine, a single by Prater, and a single.

Riley Kluin eventually took the loss for the Jacks. He pitched seven innings, surrendering nine runs, 11 hits, striking out five, and walking one.

Layne Cottingham, Sumstine, Terrero, Brody Moum, Kody Lane, Prater, and JJ Horvath each managed one hit to lead the Jacks.