On Saturday, Billings West faced Belgrade in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Billings West Golden Bears came out on top against the Belgrade Panthers by a score of 7-3. The victory was nothing new for Billings West as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ryane Viker was incredible, getting 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.
On Belgrade's side, Teagan Bowler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Belgrade didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Billings West only tossed eight.
Billings West pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Belgrade, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Skyview the next time they take the field. Belgrade will host Skyview at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, while Billings West will head out to face them at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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