The Battle Ground Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Montesano Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Battle Ground lost 8-1 to Prairie on Thursday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Montesano came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 16-7 victory. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Violet Prince looked comfortable as she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Kylee Wisdom was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-5. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Liv Robinson, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
Montesano was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Montesano's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Battle Ground, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Battle Ground was able to grind out a solid win over Montesano when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 9-5. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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