It was a good run, but Eastside Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Ballard Beavers by a score of 4-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Eastside Catholic of the 6-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Ballard's part, Chase Edwards made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Edwards was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Truitt Madonna, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple and an RBI.
Eastside Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7. As for Ballard, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Eastside Catholic nor Ballard have any future games scheduled.
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