Wildkats struggling at the plate, lose to Broncs

The Columbia Falls softball team lost to conference foe Frenchtown 7-0 on the road Friday. The game was supposed to be played on Thursday, but was delayed a day because of rain.

The Kats are now 4-5 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.

The Kats split the bill at home Saturday. They beat Stevensville 6-2, but lost to Corvallis, 6-0.

The Corvallis game featured junior varsity players.

The Kats have had a hard time hitting the ball consistently this season.

Peyton Kehr led the Kats against Frenchtown, going 2-3.

The squad gets a week off and then plays Whitefish next Thursday. Game time is 6 p.m.

Columbia Falls 000 000 0 – 0 4 0

Frenchtown 104 101 x – 7 7 3

KJ Schweikert and Hannah Freeman. Brynn Leishman and Dana Jacobs. W – Leishman. L – Schweikert.

Columbia Falls (4-5, 0-2) – Kaylee Ashe 0-3, Freeman 0-3, Schweikert 1-3, Syd Hovde 0-3, Trista Cowan 1-3, Peyton Kehr 2-3, Taylor Putnam 0-3, Kaylene Volkman 0-3, Ryley Kehr 0-3.

Frenchtown (7-2, 1-0) – Meg Delaney 1-3, Jordan Cole 0-1, Leishman 2-3, Allie Hochhalter 1-4, Morgan Snow 1-3, Carley Thompson 2-3, Calli Bagnell 0-2, Dana Jacobs 0-1, Mikaila Neilson 0-1.

2B – Hochhalter, Leishman. RBIs – Leishman 2, Hochhalter.

Stevensville 001 000 1 – 2 2 3

C. Falls 301 011 x – 6 8 0

Sarah Morrison and Dani Trangmoe. K.J. Schweikert and Hannah Freeman. W – Schweikert. L – Morrison.

Stevensville (4-1) – Syd Paul 1-4, Mikayla Newman 0-2, Haley Kampka 0-1, Callie Lendman 0-0, Kaylee Berning 0-1, Trangmoe 0-2, Makayla Davids 1-2, Cheyanna Jordan 0-2, Sam Hambrick 0-3, Cassi Kopsa 0-3.

C. Falls (5-6) – Kaylee Ashe 1-3, Freeman 0-4, Schweikert 1-4, Syd Hovde 2-4, Trista Cowan 2-4, Peyton Kehr 2-4, Taylar Putnam 0-1, Kaylene Volkman 0-3, Ryley Kehr 0-3.

2B – Ashe, Hovde, Cowan. RBIs – Kopsa. Hovde, Cowan 2, Kehr, Volkman.

Corvallis 000 002 4 – 6 7 1

Columbia Falls 020 001 0 – 3 5 3