The Gallatin Raptors are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Bozeman Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Gallatin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
Gallatin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Great Falls, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Gallatin was ranked 11th). Gallatin walked away with a 13-10 win over Great Falls on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Parker Stevens, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Adyson Ryles, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bozeman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 19-2 to Big Sky.
Bozeman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Van Tighem, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Gallatin's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Bozeman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Bozeman's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gallatin has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Bozeman, though, as they've been averaging 11.1. Given Gallatin's sizable advantage in that area, Bozeman will need to find a way to close that gap.
Gallatin was able to grind out a solid win over Bozeman in their previous meeting back in April, winning 12-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gallatin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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