The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves will venture away from home to challenge the Palisades Pumas at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballantyne Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Ballantyne Ridge will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Berry on Thursday. Everything went Ballantyne Ridge's way against Berry as Ballantyne Ridge made off with a 16-6 win. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by ten runs or more this season.
Aashna Shah was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Shah was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ballantyne Ridge got a massive performance out of Elyse Ficker, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dhaitha Dasari, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Ballantyne Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Palisades' offense. They lost 16-0 to Porter Ridge on Saturday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Pumas were not able to get on the board.
Palisades' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Ballantyne Ridge, their record now sits at 3-6.
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