Billings West is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Belgrade is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Billings West Golden Bears will take on the Belgrade Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Billings West stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Billings Senior with a sharp 9-2 win.
Billings West got a massive performance out of Lileigh Nieto, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Mielle Kavran was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Belgrade faced Russell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Belgrade beat Russell by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3.
Billings West is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Belgrade, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Billings West might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Belgrade in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belgrade's Olivia Mills, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Billings West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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