Billings West came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Helena Bengals out 8-6. For Billings West, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat Helena walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Mya Boos and Lileigh Nieto did most of the damage at the plate: Boos got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three runs, while Nieto went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Ryane Viker was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Helena's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Koenig, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Gardipee, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Billings West pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Helena, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Billings West will head out on the road to take on Capital at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Billings West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Helena, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Big Sky at 11:00 a.m. Big Sky is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season.
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