Ballard is on a 20-game streak of home wins, while Sayre is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bruins will welcome the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ballard 2.2, Sayre 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Ballard made easy work of North Oldham and carried off a 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won 18 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
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 pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Charlie Slabaugh was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. 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.
Sayre is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Ballard, their win bumped their record up to 30-2.
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