ANACONDA – Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Frenchtown and Polson are on a collision course at the State A softball tournament.

Frenchtown won its only game of the day and Polson won twice on Thursday at the Charlotte Yeoman Fields.

The Broncs (22-1) advanced to the winners’ bracket semifinals where they will face Lewistown on Friday at 2 p.m. Polson (18-5) advanced to face Hamilton (11-12), which survived a 15-14 shootout with Billings Central to advance.

The winners of those games will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. with a berth in the title game on the line.

Polson, the two-time defending state champ, had to beat Frenchtown twice on the final day of last year’s state tournament to secure the crown.

Billings Central 7, Columbia Falls 1

Sarah Stringari went 4 for 4 and also limited Columbia Falls to just the single run as the Rams won their opening-round game.

Central led 3-0 after three innings, then broke the game open with a four-run fourth.

Alexa Rockwell added a pair of hits for Central.

Jaylynn Cantu and Niki Birky had two hits apiece for the Wildkats.

First round

Bil. Central 102 400 0 – 7 9 1

C. Falls 000 010 0 – 1 8 2

Sarah Stringari and Jessica Moorhouse. Ashley Trueblood and Erika Nelson. W – Stringari. L – Trueblood.

BILLINGS CENTRAL – Ellie Bulltail Scalpone 1-3, Stringari 4-4, Michela Jacobson 1-2, Kehley Grosulak 0-4, Alexa Rockwell 2-4, Sarah Shaw 0-3, Taryn Francischetti 0-4, Moorhouse 0-3, Alison Walter 1-4.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tiffanny Hummer 1-4, Jaylynn Cantu 2-4, Shaun Rowe 1-4, Niki Birky 2-4, Madison Sundefer 0-4, Erika Nelson 0-4, Kathrin Jetty 0-3, Ciarra Holm 1-2, Trueblood 1-3.

Polson 10, Anaconda 0

Heidi Rausch homered and drove in a pair of runs to help lift the Pirates past the Copperheads in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run margin rule.

Shalaina Duford shut out the Copperheads on three hits and also doubled.

Riley Kenney doubled among her three hits and drove home a pair for the two-time defending state champs. Ashley Johnson and Jaylin Kenney added a pair of hits.

First round

Polson 220 51 – 10 12 0

Anaconda 000 00 – 0 3 3

Shalaina DuFord and Jaylin Kenney. Brooke Chapman and Courtney Moodry.

POLSON – Ashley Johnson 2-4, Riley Kenney 3-4, DuFord 1-4, Martina Marquart 0-3, Heidi Rausch 2-3, J. Kenney 2-3, Jessica Bagnell 1-1, Makaliah Wilson 0-3, Jaiden Toth 1-3.

ANACONDA – Moodry 0-2, Karli King 0-2, B. Chapman 1-3, Lauren Bolton 1-1, Abby Stanberry 0-2, Ali Forkan 0-2, Delanie Chapman 0-2, Hannah Anderson 1-2, Julia Peterson 0-2.

2B – R. Kenney, DuFord. HR – Rausch. RBI – R. Kenney 2, Rausch 2, Johnson, DuFord, Marquart.

Livingston 8, Laurel 3

The Rangers trailed 2-0 after four innings before exploding for all eight of their runs in the fifth and sixth in their opening-round win.

Haley Dowdell picked up the win in the circle for Livingston and she added three hits at the plate.

Lewistown 7, Butte Central 2

A six-run second inning provided the Eagles all the runs they needed in their opening-round win.

Mary Birdwell had three hits and an RBI for Lewistown.

Hamilton 15, Billings Central 14

An eight-run sixth inning lifted the Broncs to the second-round win.

Taylor Goligoski drove home the tying and eventual winning runs with a triple in the big inning.

Catcher Candice Dunagan banged out four of the Broncs’ 15 hits. Nichole Hood, Goligoski and Rebecca Lyons each drove in a pair of runs for Hamilton, which needed to overcome seven errors in the field.

Kaytlyn Menk came on in relief of Rebecka Hood in the sixth to earn the win.

Michela Jacobson drove in four runs for the Rams, who led 13-7 after the top half of the sixth.

Second round

Bil. Central 210 244 1 – 14 11 2

Hamilton 400 308 x – 15 15 7

Alexa Rockwell, Skylar Rockwell (5) and Jessica Moorhouse. Rebecka Hood, Kaytlyn Menk (6) and Candice Dunagan. W – Menk. L – S. Rockwell.

BILLINGS CENTRAL – Ellie Scalpone 2-5, Sarah Stringari 1-3, Michela Jacobson 1-3, Kehley Grosulak 2-5, A. Rockwell 1-5, Sarah Shaw 1-4, Taryn Francischetti 1-4, Alison Walter 0-3, S. Rockwell 2-2.

HAMILTON – R. Hood 1-4, Kendra Newton 0-2, Nichole Hood 3-5, Dunagan 4-5, Taylor Goligoski 2-3, Shaylan Mohn 2-5, Tayler Reynolds 2-4, Rebecca Lyons 1-2, McKayl Rothie 0-2, Menk 0-1.

2B – Strangari. 3B – Jacobson, Goligoski. RBIs – Stringari 2, Jacobson 4, Grosulak, Walter, S. Rockwell 2, N. Hood 2, Dunagan, Goligoski 2, Mohn, Lyons 2.

Frenchtown 7, Livingston 2

Keller Leishman and Holly Jacobs had two hits apiece to pace the Broncs’ eight-hit attack.

Abby Indreland limited Livingston to just four hits and two runs while pitching a complete game for the win.

Frenchtown has already faced its next opponent, Lewistown, at the Butte Central tournament earlier this month. The Broncs won that game, 9-0, behind a shutout from freshman hurler Morgan Ray.

Second round

Livingston 000 002 0 – 2 4 1

Frenchtown 201 112 x – 7 8 1

Haley Dowdell and Cassidy Verland. Abby Indreland and Madison McGuire.W – Indreland (14-1). L – Dowdell.

LIVINGSTON – Alexandra Schaeffer 0-4, Dowdell 1-3, Kierstin Churchwell 0-2, Hailey Versland 0-2, Meadow Ingram 1-3, Katie Kraus 1-3, Jacey Schleicher 0-3, C. Verland 1-3, Jamie Cahoon 0-3.

FRENCHTOWN – Katie Kees 1-4, Kaitlyn Indreland 0-4, Keller Leishman 2-2, Josie Anderson 1-1, McGuire 1-3, Sarah Lester 1-2, Kayla Weishaar 0-3, Holly Jacobs 2-3, Emma Oostdyk 0-2, Morgan Ray 0-0.

Lewistown 10, Sidney 6

A five-run fifth inning carried Lewistown past Sidney.

Nadja Robertson, who was 3 for 4, and Allie Adams both drove in a pair of runs for Lewistown.

Polson 8, Belgrade 4

Kenney’s two-run homer highlighted a five-run seventh inning that carried the Pirates to the win.

Kenney also tripled in a 4-for-5 day at the plate.

Ashley Johnson banged out three of Polson’s 13 hits to back the pitching of Duford.

Belgrade, which led 4-2 through four innings, got two hits from Taylor Hill.

Polson and Hamilton met twice during the regular season with the Pirates winning 17-1 on April 19 and 15-1 on May 5.

Second round

Polson 200 010 5 – 8 13 2

Belgrade 004 000 0 – 4 6 2

Shalaina DuFord and Jaylin Kenney. Justine Taylor and Marina Layman. W – Duford. L – Taylor.

POLSON – Ashley Johnson 3-5, Riley Kenney 4-5, DuFord 1-5, Martina Marquardt 1-4, Heidi Rausch 1-2, J. Kenney 1-4, Jessica Bagwell 2-4, Makaliah Wilson 0-4, Jaiden Toth 0-3.

BELGRADE – Taylor 1-4, Kristina West 1-3, Morgan Wandler 1-3, Taylor Johnson 0-3, Annie Prickett 1-2, Allison Alstrom 0-3, Joey Severson 0-3, Autumn Rollins 0-3, Taylor Hill 2-3.