Softball Game Preview: Ballard Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 9:23am

Softball Preview: Ballard Beavers vs. Chief Sealth Seahawks

Ballard is 8-1 against Chief Sealth since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ballard Beavers will head out on the road to challenge the Chief Sealth Seahawks at 4:00 p.m. Ballard is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.

In what's become a running theme this season, Ballard gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Kentlake with a sharp 18-8 win.

The team relied heavily on Addy Wynkoop, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Alessa Iliakis was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Chief Sealth fell victim to Bishop Blanchet and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Bears. Chief Sealth has not had much luck with Bishop Blanchet recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Ballard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Chief Sealth, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Ballard beat Chief Sealth 22-18 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Ballard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chief Sealth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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