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| 05/11/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/25/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/13/23 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 04/22/23 - Away | 1-8 L |
| 05/20/22 - Away | 10-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Capital has gone 9-1 against Helena recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bengals at 3:00 p.m. Neither Capital nor Helena posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Butte, who was ranked 11th at the time (Capital was ranked 14th). The Bruins fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. The Bruins' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Helena came up short against Big Sky on Saturday and fell 4-1. The game marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Faith Howard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Helena saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haleigh Tavary, who went 1-for-3 with one triple. That triple was Tavary's first of the season.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Helena, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Capital beat Helena 4-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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