Floyd Central is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ballard is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Floyd Central Highlanders will take on the Ballard Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Floyd Central's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Seymour with a sharp 12-0 win.
Peyton Drummond was a standout: she scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Ware, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ballard made easy work of Marion County on Wednesday and carried off a 13-3 victory.
Rylee Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Carter has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Carter was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kierstyn Smith was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Mikayla Milby was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Floyd Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Ballard, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
Floyd Central came up short against Ballard in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Floyd Central, Brooke Gray (who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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