On Saturday, Gallatin faced Billings Senior in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Gallatin Raptors had just enough and edged the Billings Senior Broncs out 9-8. This was payback for Gallatin, who suffered an 18-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Parker Stevens and Madison Coleman did most of the damage at the plate: Stevens got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Coleman got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Braxton Gray was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Billings Senior's side, Viennah Meyer was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Meyer has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Octavia Meyer, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Billings Senior didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gallatin only tossed three.
Gallatin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Billings Senior, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6-1.
As of now, neither Gallatin nor Billings Senior have any future games scheduled.
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