For the second straight game, Grape Creek will face off against Wall. The Eagles will welcome the Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Grape Creek has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Wall will arrive with 11 straight wins.
Grape Creek fell victim to Wall and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 28-0 to the Hawks.
For Wall's part, Reid Ballard made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Ballard a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Hagyn Barbee was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Jacob Braden, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
Wall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grape Creek only posted a batting average of .059.
Wall's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Grape Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1.
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