The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves will head out to take on the Myers Park Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ballantyne Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Ballantyne Ridge proved they can win big on Monday (they won by nine) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past East Mecklenburg 13-12.
Taylynn Holnagel
| 03/26/25 vs East Mecklenburg | 4 |
| 03/03/25 @ West Charlotte | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Providence | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ North Mecklenburg | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Palisades | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Taylynn Holnagel, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Elyse Ficker was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Ballantyne Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Myers Park's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 18-4 to Cuthbertson.
Reese Hautop made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Ballantyne Ridge's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Myers Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Ballantyne Ridge came up short against Myers Park when the teams last played on March 4th, falling 3-0. Can Ballantyne Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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