The Ballard Bruins will venture away from home to face off against the Male Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ballard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Ballard's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Pleasure Ridge Park. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
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Ballard let Aubrie Newton and Matilda Gorley run wild. Newton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Gorley scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Gorley a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Emery Schuster, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ballard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasure Ridge Park only posted a batting average of .125.
Meanwhile, Male faced Greenup County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Musketeers by a score of 4-3. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Josslyn Woosley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Lily Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. She also hit a double, marking her first of the season.
Male's defeat dropped their record down to 12-2. As for Ballard, they now have a winning record of 9-8-1.
Ballard skirted past Male 8-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Will the Bruins repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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