BOZEMAN — Gallatin and Bozeman have had two very different seasons in the schools' first years playing high school baseball.
Entering Thursday night's crosstown matchup, Gallatin was 16-0 and Bozeman was 9-8, with five of those wins coming in the past six games.
The Hawks turned it around at the right time, taking the second crosstown matchup of the season 5-4.
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Gallatin struck first in the bottom of the first, with Louis Musial scoring off of a single by True Archer.
In the bottom of the second, the Raptors took a 4-0 lead thanks to a run by Quade Schnabel and then a home run by Musial, which also scored Rolan Quezada.
The Hawks continued to fight, though, with Luke Zundel scoring on a fly out by Van Shockley in the top of the fourth inning.
Shockley redeemed himself in the top of the sixth with a homer of his own. Everett Norick also scored on the play, bringing Bozeman within one run.
A line drive by Jonah Santos allowed Cash Tasker to score, tying it at 4-4.
The Hawks took the lead late as Bryce Thorn scored off of a Gallatin error. The Raptors were unable to answer, and Bozeman celebrated its hard-fought victory at Heroes Park.
