Lone Peak hasn't had much luck against Belgrade recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Big Horns will welcome the Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lone Peak sitting on three straight victories and Belgrade on nine.
Lone Peak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Butte Central Catholic, who was ranked 11th at the time (Lone Peak was ranked fifth). The Big Horns walked away with an 11-8 win over the Maroons on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belgrade). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Butte Central Catholic a 19-0 shutout on Saturday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Belgrade's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lone Peak, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Lone Peak couldn't quite get it done against Belgrade in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 8-3. Will the Big Horns have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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