Baseball Game Preview: Ballard Memorial Bombers vs. Halls Tigers

Ballard Memorial is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Halls a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Ballard Memorial Bombers will be playing at home against the Halls Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Ballard Memorial is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since May 11, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Union City by a score of 7-5.

Cayden Opel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Ayden Owens was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Halls came up short against Carlisle County on Wednesday and fell 10-5.

Halls' loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Ballard Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Ballard Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Halls when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can Ballard Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.