On Friday, Billings Senior faced Billings West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Billings Senior Broncs lost 9-2 to the Billings West Golden Bears. Billings Senior's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Billings Senior saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Portia Bryant, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Billings West's side, they got a massive performance out of Lileigh Nieto, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mielle Kavran, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Billings Senior's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for Billings West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Billings Senior will head out on the road to square off against Skyview at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Skyview has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.23 runs per game on average), something Billings Senior will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Billings West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Belgrade at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Billings West will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
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