The Skyview Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Billings West Golden Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Skyview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Skyview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Belgrade, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Skyview was ranked 15th). Skyview fell just short of Belgrade by a score of 2-0 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for Skyview in their matchups with Belgrade: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Billings West came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 7-3.
Ryane Viker was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lileigh Nieto, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Skyview now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Billings West, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Skyview hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Billings West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Skyview suffered a grim 16-7 defeat to Billings West when the teams last played back in April. Will Skyview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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