The Ballantyne Ridge Wolves will take on the Palisades Pumas at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Ballantyne Ridge has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Ballantyne Ridge is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 7th on Tuesday. They lost 14-4 to Palisades. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Palisades' part, Israel Clase and Lincoln Wise did most of the damage at the plate: Clase scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Wise scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Wise has become a key player for the Pumas: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Forsythe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Palisades was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Ballantyne Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Palisades, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-8.
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