On Saturday, Great Falls faced Billings West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Great Falls Bison took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Billings West Golden Bears. Great Falls just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Ava Newmack was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Aletta Hagen was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Billings West's side, the team relied heavily on Mielle Kavran, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Avery Nelson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Great Falls' loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Billings West, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Great Falls will be playing at home against Skyview at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Skyview has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.18 runs per game on average), something Great Falls will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Billings West, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Russell at 2:00 p.m. Russell is on a five-game streak of home wins, Billings West a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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