The Ballard Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Pulaski County Maroons at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ballard will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Friday, Ballard made easy work of East Jessamine and carried off a 13-7 victory. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Ballard got a massive performance out of Aubrie Newton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Newton also brought in an RBI, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ryleah Lawrence, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Ballard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pulaski County made easy work of Estill County on Friday and carried off an 8-1 win. The Maroons haven't had any issues with the Engineers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
The win got Pulaski County back to even at 1-1. As for Ballard, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ballard beat Pulaski County 7-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Will Ballard repeat their success, or does Pulaski County has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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