Ballard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Atherton Ravens. That's more bragging rights for Ballard, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Atherton's part, they got a good showing from Jackson Lonnon, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lonnon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Atherton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Hanke, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Ballard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Atherton, they dropped their record down to 7-17 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ballard's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on DeSales at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (DeSales: 3.1, Ballard: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Atherton, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Southern at 12:00 p.m.
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