Soccer Game Preview: Ballard vs. O'Dea

vs

Previous Games

04/04/25 - Home	4-5 L
03/17/25 - Away	4-1 W
05/03/24 - Away	2-1 W
03/20/24 - Away	2-1 W
03/15/24 - Home	2-1 W
+ 5 more games

Ballard and O'Dea are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Beavers will host the Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Ballard and Lincoln, and Lincoln kept the tradition alive. The Beavers fell just short of the Lynx by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for O'Dea, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Seattle Prep 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given O'Dea's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Seattle Prep are ranked 56th).

Ballard's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-3. As for O'Dea, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9-2.