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Van Meter Ballard

Bulldogs

Bombers

The Ballard (Huxley, IA) varsity softball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Van Meter (IA) by a score of 17-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Van Meter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-

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Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Softball - Ballard bested by Van Meter

May 31, 2025: Huxley, IA 50124

The Van Meter Bulldogs triumphed over the host Ballard Bombers softball squad by a count of 17-0 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Bulldogs play the Pleasantville Trojans (Pleasantville, IA) in a West Central challenge, on Monday, June 2. Van Meter will attempt to upgrade on its 5-0 season record.

The Bombers (1-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Indianola (Indianola, IA). The Indians enter the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Indianola overcame Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill, IA), 14-13, in a non-league challenge.

Van Meter @ Ballard Softball Game Info

Sat., May. 31, 2025

The Ballard (Huxley, IA) varsity softball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Van Meter (IA) by a score of 17-0.

Rankings & Records

Van Meter (24-25)

IA
14

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
31-2	19-0	14-1	17-1	.939	1.000	337	57

Ballard (24-25)

IA
144

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
7-27	2-15	2-17	5-10	.206	.118	122	302

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Van Meter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.2	-	-
Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.6	-	-

Head-to-Head

Van Meter won on 5/31/2025

5/31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Van Meter - - - - - - - 17 - -
Ballard - - - - - - - 0 - -

The Van Meter (IA) varsity softball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Ballard (Huxley, IA) by a score of 17-0.
Box score
Van Meter won last month

6/27 @ 5:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Ballard - - - - - - - 1 - -
Van Meter - - - - - - - 8 - -

The Ballard (Huxley, IA) varsity softball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Van Meter (IA) by a score of 8-1.
Box score

6/27 @ 5:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Ballard	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Van Meter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Van Meter	4-2		Ballard	2-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
5/31/25	Winterset	Van Meter	(L) 4-3	6/4/25	Ballard	Winterset	(L) 9-1
				6/25/25	Winterset	Ballard	(L) 14-10
6/4/25	Interstate 35	Van Meter	(W) 4-2	5/31/25	Ballard	Interstate 35	(L) 9-1
6/23/25	Van Meter	Interstate 35	(W) 15-4
6/25/25	Van Meter	Interstate 35
7/12/25	Interstate 35	Van Meter	(W) 3-0
6/6/25	Van Meter	A-D-M	(L) 2-1	6/16/25	A-D-M	Ballard	(L) 11-7
6/6/25	Van Meter	A-D-M		6/19/25	A-D-M	Ballard	(L) 21-2
6/7/25	Van Meter	Webster City		6/14/25	Ballard	Webster City	(W) 8-3
7/3/25	Van Meter	Saydel	(W) 18-3	5/27/25	Ballard	Saydel	(W) 15-2
7/8/25	North Polk	Van Meter		6/23/25	North Polk	Ballard
				6/24/25	North Polk	Ballard	(L) 10-1
				6/24/25	North Polk	Ballard	(L) 16-1

Record Breakdown

Van Meter (24-25)		Ballard (24-25)
31-2	Overall	7-27
19-0	League	2-15
12-2	Non-League	5-12
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
4-2	Common Opponent	2-7
14-1	Home	2-17
17-1	Away	5-10
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
31-2	In-State	7-27
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0