Twins, Chargers split doubleheader

Zach Maassen had a 3-run home run, and Chris King a 2-run homer as the Glacier Twins posted a 7-run fifth inning and defeated the Great Falls Chargers 8-3 on July 17 at Memorial Park in Whitefish. The Chargers bounced back with a 2-run homer of their own to claim the nightcap 3-2.

"It was a couple of really well-played ballgames," Twins coach Lindsay Fansler said. "We gave ourselves a chance at the end (of the second inning). That was definitely a tough loss, but it's always good to get a win."

Kyler Blades was 2 for 4 in the first game with a double and two RBIs and 2 for 3 in the second game with a double. Geoff Streeter was 2 for 2 with two RBIs.

The Twins (5-11, 25-27) have a busy week ahead. They played Kalispell on Tuesday after presstime, Medicine Hat on Friday and Missoula on Sunday.

Chargers 000 100 2 364

Glacier 000 071 x - 881

Tyson Patterson and Taylor Davis. Devyn Rocker and Jeremy Neilson. W - Rocker (5-4). L - Patterson.

Chargers - Robbie Schwenck 1-2, Cayden Napierala 0-4, Tanner Watson 1-3, Hunter Carlyon 1-3, Trevor Johnson 3-4, Spenser Hortick 1-4, Taylor Davis 2-4, Dustin Popham 0-3, Tyler Stanich 0-3.

HR - Johnson. RBI - Johnson 2.

Glacier - Rocker 0-3, Jack Cronin 0-2, Kyler Blades 2-4, Geoff Streeter 0-4, Chris King 1-3, Carl Talsma 1-2, Cody Hill 0-2, Zach Maassen 1-3,Neilson 1-1.

HR - King, Maassen. 2B - Blades. RBI - Blades 2, Streeter 1, King 2, Massen 3.

Chargers 000 200 1 - 351

Glacier 101 000 0 - 281

Watson and Davis. Maassen, Talsma (7) and Jim Jumper. W - Watson. L - Maassen.

Chargers - AJ Griffith 1-4, Napierala 0-3, Johnson 1-3, Carlyon 1-1, Hortick 0-2, Davis 0-2, Stanich 1-2, Spenser Hart 1-3, Patterson 0-3.

2B - Stanich. HR - Carlyon. RBI - Carlyon 2, Hart 1.

Glacier - Rocker 0-3, Cronin 0-2, Blades 2-3, Streeter 2-2, King 1-3, Talsma 0-2, Maassen 1-2, Hill 1-3, Jumper 0-3.

2B - Blades. RBI - Streeter 2.