Big Sky is 8-2 against Hellgate since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Big Sky Eagles are on the road again to play the Hellgate Knights at 12:00 p.m. Big Sky will be strutting in after a victory while Hellgate will be coming in after a loss.
After only two runs in their last game, Big Sky made sure to put some runs up on the board against Frenchtown on Tuesday. Big Sky put the hurt on Frenchtown with a sharp 14-6 win.
Briella Wilson tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Big Sky got a massive performance out of Brooke Schaffer, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kyler Latrielle, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Hellgate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 22nd straight defeat. Their rough 15-0 loss to Glacier might stick with them for a while.
Hellgate saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shannon Kane, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Big Sky's victory bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Hellgate, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Hellgate's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Big Sky has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hellgate, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Will Big Sky keep running through batters, or will Hellgate buck the trend?
Big Sky took their win against Hellgate in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 30-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big Sky since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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