Beavers
| 03/22/25 @ Bothell | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ Holy Names Academy | 17 |
| 03/18/25 @ Roosevelt | 11 |
| 03/14/25 vs Rogers | 6 |
| 03/13/25 @ Cascade | 10 |
The Ballard Beavers will face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Ballard is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Bothell on Saturday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-2. The matchup marked the Beavers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Ballard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wren Wald, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That stolen base was Wald's first of the season. Katie Davis was another, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Garfield made easy work of Caldera on Saturday and carried off a 14-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five contests by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Ella Howard looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Lissie Hogan was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mae Valenta, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Garfield and bumps their season record up to 6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Ballard, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Ballard came out on top in a nail-biter against Garfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Does Ballard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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