Softball Preview: Capital Bruins vs. Helena Bengals
Capital is 9-1 against Helena since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Capital Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Helena Bengals at 11:00 a.m. Capital will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Capital can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hellgate a 15-0 shutout.
Anna Cockhill was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tayor Sayers, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Helena faced Hellgate in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Helena was the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Hellgate. With that victory, Helena brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Kamryn Klemp and Katryn Seliskar did most of the damage at the plate: Klemp went 4-for-4 with three doubles and four RBI, while Seliskar went 4-for-5 with four runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Howard, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Capital's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. As for Helena, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Capital has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Helena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Capital came out on top in a nail-biter against Helena in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Howard, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Capital still be able to contain Howard? There's only one way to find out.
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