Ballard Memorial is 10-0 against Livingston Central since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ballard Memorial Bombers will be playing at home against the Livingston Central Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Ballard Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Livingston Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ballard Memorial is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Marshall County on Monday. They fell just short of the Marshals by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Ballard Memorial in their matchups with Marshall County: they've now lost four in a row.
Ballard Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Collins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Collins has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Livingston Central beat Trigg County 8-4 on Friday.
Daniel Ramage made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ramage was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Skylar Padon was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Drew Hosick was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Ballard Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Livingston Central, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-14.
Ballard Memorial took their win against Livingston Central in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 7-1. Will Ballard Memorial repeat their success, or does Livingston Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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