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A Mavs sweep Sparkies
By the Missoulian

The Class A Missoula Mavericks capped a perfect weekend by taking both halves of a Sunday doubleheader with the Great Falls Sparkies at Lindborg-Cregg Field.

The Mavs (10-7), who swept a twin bill Saturday with Kalispell, downed Great Falls 17-1 in the opener and followed with a 6-2 win in the nightcap.

Missoula exploded for 13 runs in the third inning and breezed to the win in the first contest which was called after four and a half innings due to the 10-run margin rule.

Center fielder Matt McMann paced the bats, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs. He contributed a two-out, two-run single in the Mavs' big third frame. Left fielder Sam Sopko added pair of singles and three runs driven in.

Jake Schilling threw a complete-game one-hitter and bumped his record to 3-0. He fanned seven and didn't issue a walk.

The Mavs used a four-run bottom of the sixth to rally to victory in the second game.

First game

Missoula Mavericks 17, Great Falls Sparkies1

Great Falls 100 00 - 1 1 4

Missoula 04(13) 0x - 17 9 2

Eric Sayer, Tommy Haugeberg (3) and Ethan Hortick. Jake Schilling and Andy Freeman. W - Schilling (3-0). L - Sayer.

Second game

Missoula Mavericks 6, Great Falls Sparkies 2

Great Falls 010 010 0 - 2 4 2

Missoula 110 004 x - 6 8 3

Hunter Carylon and Ethan Hortick. Steven Koskie and Robby King. W - Koskie (1-0). L - Carylon.
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