The Sayre Spartans will face off against the Ballard Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Sayre sitting on four straight wins and Ballard on five.
Six must be Sayre's lucky number: they beat Lafayette with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Spartans came out on top against the Generals by a score of 6-3.
Sayre got a great performance from Will Johnson as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charlie Slabaugh, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Reed Beatty, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Ballard made easy work of North Oldham on Saturday and carried off a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won 18 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ballard's win was their 20th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Sayre, their win bumped their record up to 26-6.
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