After three games on the road, Great Falls is heading back home. They will take on the Billings Senior Broncs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Great Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Big Sky, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Great Falls was ranked 16th). Great Falls fell just short of Big Sky by a score of 12-11 on Saturday.
Dykota Lyons and Aletta Hagen did some serious damage despite the final result: Lyons went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Hagen got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Ashley Little was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Billings Senior put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Flathead as Billings Senior made off with a 14-2 victory. 14 seems to be a good number for Billings Senior as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Riley Tryan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Tryan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Octavia Meyer was a standout: she fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kendal Sides, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Great Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Billings Senior, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4-1 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Great Falls has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Billings Senior struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Great Falls skirted past Billings Senior 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Great Falls repeat their success, or does Billings Senior have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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