On Tuesday, Great Crossing faced Ballard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Great Crossing took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ballard Bruins. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Great Crossing couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ellie Hoover was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Ballard's side, Rylee Carter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Carter 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.
Great Crossing's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for Ballard, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Great Crossing will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Frederick Douglass at 6:00 p.m. Great Crossing is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Ballard, they will head out on the road to square off against Green County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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