Ballard has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ballard: 3.1, Edmonds-Woodway: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ballard will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 7-1 to West Seattle. Ballard has not had much luck with West Seattle recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ballard saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Tripp, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Edmonds-Woodway's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 9-3 to Mountlake Terrace.
Ballard's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Edmonds-Woodway, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ballard has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Edmonds-Woodway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Ballard took their victory against Edmonds-Woodway in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 9-3. Will Ballard repeat their success, or does Edmonds-Woodway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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