Ballard waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Great Crossing. This was payback for Ballard, who suffered a 6-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Rylee Carter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lillian Koch, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Mikayla Milby was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Great Crossing's side, Ellie Hoover was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Ballard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Great Crossing, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8.
Ballard will head out on the road to face off against Green County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Great Crossing, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Frederick Douglass at 6:00 p.m. Frederick Douglass will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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