The Billings West Golden Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Skyview Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Billings West is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Billings West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Belgrade, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Billings West was ranked fifth). Billings West came out on top against Belgrade by a score of 7-3 on Saturday.
The team relied heavily on Ryane Viker, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Lileigh Nieto was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Skyview fell victim to Belgrade and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-0. Skyview has not had much luck with Belgrade recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Billings West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Skyview, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Skyview's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Billings West has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Skyview, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given Billings West's sizable advantage in that area, Skyview will need to find a way to close that gap.
Billings West took their win against Skyview in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 16-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Billings West 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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