After four games on the road, Ballard Memorial is heading back home. They will take on the Massac County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballard Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Massac County will be coming in after a loss.
Ballard Memorial's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Carlisle County.
Meanwhile, Massac County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 11-3 to Mt. Vernon.
Massac County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Edwards, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Riley Baumgart, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Massac County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Vernon only tossed three.
Ballard Memorial's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Massac County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Ballard Memorial skirted past Massac County 4-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Massac County's Chloe Dassing, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Ballard Memorial to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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