The Billings Central Catholic Rams will venture away from home to face off against the Billings West Golden Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Billings Central Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Lockwood, who was ranked 18th at the time (Billings Central Catholic was ranked 13th). The Rams put the hurt on the LIONS with a sharp 12-5 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Billings West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gallatin 6-4.
Tatum Bush was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Bush wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mielle Kavran, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Billings West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Billings Central Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Billings West, their record now sits at 8-4.
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