On Friday, Billings Senior faced Flathead in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Billings Senior Broncs came out on top against the Flathead Braves/Bravettes by a score of 9-8 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That's more bragging rights for Billings Senior, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ivy Runsabove was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Octavia Meyer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Flathead's side, Reese Conley was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Brandt, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Even though they lost, Flathead lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Billings Senior didn't launched any.
Billings Senior is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. As for Flathead, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Billings Senior will challenge Big Sky at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Billings Senior is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Flathead, they will square off against Belgrade at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Flathead has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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