Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA) fans left the game pleased Thursday as they observed their baseball squad achieve victory over the visiting A-D-M Tigers (Adel, IA), 12-1 in a league match.

With the triumph, Ballard advances its record to 16-2 on the season. The Bombers host Gilbert (Gilbert, IA) to battle the Tigers in a Raccoon River match on Friday, June 20. The Tigers enter the bout with a record of 9-9. Gilbert won 11-5 in their recent non-league bout against Nevada (Nevada, IA)

The Tigers (6-15) will now prepare for their bout against Earlham (Earlham, IA). The Cardinals enter the non-league bout with a 7-13 record. In their last bout, Earlham achieved victory over West Central Valley (Stuart, IA), 7-2, in a league bout.