In a thrilling back-and-forth battle at Gehring Field, Bigfork's Ryder Hamilton delivered the decisive blow—a two-run homer in the fourth inning—to lift the Vikings over Libby. The game was a pitcher's duel turned slugfest, with Bigfork's Hayden Mayer and Mason Lewis combining to hold the Loggers to just four hits. Mayer struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings, despite allowing six walks and three runs (one earned), while Lewis closed the door with a hit and a walk allowed, fanning two.
The drama started early. Libby grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly from Ian Thom, scoring Bransen Holzer. Bigfork answered in the third, loading the bases on three walks before Mason Lewis's two-run single put the Vikings ahead 2-1. But Libby roared back in the bottom of the inning, taking a 3-2 lead on Dalton Cannon's RBI single and a wild pitch that scored Thom, who had reached on an error.
With two outs in the fourth, Grady Campbell sparked Bigfork's rally with a leadoff single. Hamilton then crushed a two-out homer to right field, scoring Campbell and giving the Vikings a 4-3 lead they wouldn't relinquish. The Vikings added insurance in the sixth, loading the bases on two walks and a single before Hamilton's RBI fielder's choice made it 5-3. Blake Michalkiewics and Dalton Cannon handled pitching duties for Libby, with Michalkiewics tossing three innings of relief, allowing two hits, two walks, and one earned run.
Elsewhere, Polson cruised to a five-inning win over Noxon behind the combined two-hit pitching of Hunter Luedtke and Caleb Gfroerer. The Pirates erupted for six runs in the second inning, fueled by RBI singles from Brayson DuMont, Cole Wadsworth, and Holden Emerson. Wadsworth finished with two hits and two runs scored. Luedtke allowed both Noxon hits over 4 2/3 innings, walking two and striking out three, while Gfroerer retired the only batter he faced on one pitch to end the game early under the run rule.
In Eureka, the Lions swept a doubleheader against Mission-Arlee-Charlo, powered by dominant pitching and early offense. Leif Burow took the opener, striking out 12 over six innings while allowing three hits, three walks, and two unearned runs. He also helped his cause with an RBI double in the third inning. Eureka added two more runs in the inning on Colter White's RBI grounder that led to an error. Mission scored both its runs in the fifth when Hudson Hawkaluk's bases-loaded grounder was misplayed.
The second game was all Eureka from the start. Rogan Lytle tossed a four-inning one-hitter, allowing just a third-inning single to Jake Helser while walking two and striking out seven. The Lions exploded for nine runs in the first inning, highlighted by Brody Chapman's three-run triple and Emmet Kim's RBI single followed by a two-run single. Eureka added five runs in the bottom of the fourth to end the game early under the run rule, with Kim scoring the final run on a passed ball.