Great Falls is 1-9 against Billings West since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Great Falls Bison will look to defend their home field against the Billings West Golden Bears at 12:00 p.m.
Great Falls is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Russell, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Great Falls was ranked 18th). Great Falls took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Russell on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Great Falls has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Billings West stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Skyview as Billings West made off with a 17-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Billings West sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Tatum Bush made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Bush has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bush was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mya Boos, 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 Lileigh Nieto, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Great Falls and nudges their season record down to 6-13. As for Billings West, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Great Falls suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Billings West when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bush, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Great Falls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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