05/23/26 Game Recap

The Chukars fell to the Great Falls Voyagers by a score of 10-7 on Saturday night. The Chukars offense put up five runs in the top of the fifth with three consecutive hits, and five in total. DH Cole Robinson doubled twice in the game as the team leads the league in doubles through five games.

RF Ray Petersen hit his first home run of the season with a fly ball over the right field wall, a 366ft solo shot.

Similar to Petersen, OF Sam Canton had three hits on the night, including a RBI double later on in the second inning.

LHP Ray Euson got the nod and went 4.2 innings, striking out four. He was cruising until the fourth inning when Great Falls tagged six runs on the Chukars.
                The game would go scoreless for the next two innings thanks to RHP Rafael Brito’s first scoreless outing of the year.

Great Falls would tack two on in the bottom of the seventh as three consecutive hits brought in a pair of insurance runs. Kevin Worek came out of the bullpen and tossed two scoreless innings for the Voyagers, earning him his first save of the season and Chris Peguero’s first win of the 2026 campaign.

Chuks are back in action for a get-away Sunday matinee in Great Falls, 11:35 AM first pitch with RHP Josh Leerssen getting the nod for his second start of the season.

The Chukars can be heard on 980AM the SportsZone.