Macey Newbary and the Big Sky Eagles overpowered the Flathead Bravettes in a pair of Class AA playoff softball games on Thursday.
Newbary hit a pair of homeruns and had four RBI on the day as Big Sky defeated Flathead 6-1 and 4-2 to end the Bravettes’ season.
Kylee Meredith led Flathead (2-19) with three hits on the day. Kaycee Smith had two RBI in the second game.
Big Sky (19-4) advanced to the state tournament in Missoula, May 21-23.
Helena defeated Missoula Sentinel in a playoff series on Thursday to advance to state. Sophomore pitcher Terra Gilchrist tossed complete games in back-to-back outings and earned both wins. She gave up four hits and two walks over 12 innings of shutout ball, striking out 11. Helena won the first game 5-0 and the second one 13-0.
Missoula Hellgate takes on Helena Capital on Friday in the final Western AA playoff series.