The Rochester softball team rallied back from a deficit in the seventh against Montesano on Thursday, but the Bulldogs turned around and strung together a rally of their own to hand the Warriors a 7-6 loss.
Rochester trailed 4-2 going into the final frame, but scored four runs in the top of the seventh to take a 6-4 lead. The Bulldogs responded with three runs in the bottom half and capped their rally with a walk-off home run.
Leah Hartley blasted a two-run home run, McKenna Vassar added a pair of hits, and Arissa LeBaron drove in two runs.
Rochester and Montesano now have the same number of league losses, as the two teams beat each other once in their two matchups. The Bulldogs currently have one more win, but they’ve also played one more game.
The Warriors (11-4, 6-1 1A Evergreen) will head to Elma for another league matchup on Tuesday.
