Softball Game Preview: Billings West Golden Bears vs. Skyview Falcons

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Billings West is 8-2 against Skyview since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Billings West will host Skyview at 3:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Billings West lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Sentinel, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's contest. Billings West's pitcher stepped up to hand Sentinel a 13-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.

Sarah Schneider was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tayten Abrams, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Billings West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sentinel only posted a batting average of .062.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Skyview, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over Corvallis on Friday. The Falcons not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 4, 2024.

Lexi Johnston was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Hjelm, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

The victory got Skyview back to even at 1-1. As for Billings West, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Everything went Billings West's way against Skyview when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Billings West made off with a 17-3 victory. Will Billings West repeat their success, or does Skyview has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.