On Friday, Belgrade faced Great Falls in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Belgrade Panthers had just enough and edged the Great Falls Bison out 9-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Belgrade.
Olivia Mills was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned runs off six hits. Mills was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Seaman, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Carly Stephens was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Great Falls' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kinslee Reeves, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Newmack, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Belgrade's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Great Falls, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Belgrade will be playing at home against Russell at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Belgrade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Great Falls, they will head out on the road to square off against Billings Senior at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Billings Senior will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Great Falls surely won't give up without a fight.
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