On Tuesday, Big Sky faced Helena in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Big Sky Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Helena Bengals. The victory was nothing new for Big Sky as they're now sitting on six straight.
Liberty Rogers looked comfortable as she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooke Schaffer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last four games she's played. Sadie Mcguinn was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Helena's side, Kamryn Klemp was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ashley Koenig, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Helena was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Big Sky only hit a.
Big Sky pushed their record up to 18-1-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Helena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Big Sky will head out on the road to square off against Capital at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Capital is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Helena, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Sentinel at 11:00 a.m. Sentinel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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