A hockey game has ended in a tie after a 5 min overtime period, so the winner will be decided by a shootout. The coach must decide whether Beth or Sierra should go first in the shootout. The coach would prefer to use the best score first, so she will base her decision on the players shootout records. Beth has 9 attempts and 7 goals scored and Sierra has 13 attempts and 8 goals scored. Who should go first?

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A hockey game has ended in a tie after a 5 min overtime period, so the winner will be decided by a shootout. The coach must decide whether Beth or Sierra should go first in the shootout. The coach would prefer to use the best score first, so she will base her decision on the players shootout records. Beth has 9 attempts and 7 goals scored and Sierra has 13 attempts and 8 goals scored. Who should go first?
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