On Thursday, Belgrade faced Bozeman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Belgrade Panthers blew past the Bozeman Hawks 26-15. The win was nothing new for Belgrade as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Olivia Mills made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Mills has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Mills was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Belgrade got a massive performance out of Ava Lund, who went 5-for-6 with six RBI and two doubles. Sitara Osler was another key contributor, scoring six runs while getting on base in six of her seven plate appearances.
On Bozeman's side, Jacobi Coombs made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 5-for-5 with a home run, five runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Avery Westphal, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Bozeman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Belgrade pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Bozeman, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Belgrade will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Gallatin at 12:00 p.m. Belgrade will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Bozeman, they will head out on the road to take on Billings Senior at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Billings Senior's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bozeman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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