Softball Preview: Ballard Bruins vs. West Jessamine Colts
The Ballard Bruins are on the road again on Friday to play the West Jessamine Colts at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ballard: 3.5, West Jessamine: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ballard can't be too worried about heading out to take on West Jessamine: they just beat Woodford County at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Ballard narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Woodford County 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Ballard has scored all season.
Rylee Carter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lillian Koch, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kierstyn Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, West Jessamine waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Briar Jumpers by a score of 7-4.
Emerson Collins was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Ballard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for West Jessamine, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.
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