The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves will square off against the Sun Valley Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Ballantyne Ridge saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They fell just short of Caldwell Academy by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sun Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Hickory Grove Christian with a sharp 12-1 win on Monday. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Bryson Thomas tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Sun Valley's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 8-11 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Robert Jackson was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Jessen Copeland was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Sun Valley's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for Ballantyne Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
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