Baseball Game Preview: St. Mary Vikings vs. Ballard Memorial Bombers

St. Mary has gone 8-2 against Ballard Memorial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vikings will host the Bombers at 5:30 p.m. St. Mary is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, St. Mary got the win against Murray by a conclusive 8-1. The Vikings have beaten the Tigers the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.

The team relied heavily on Kolson Durbin, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Ballard Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 10-3 to Graves County.

Ballard Memorial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Issac Newton, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Ballard Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.

Ballard Memorial's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: St. Mary hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .354. It's a different story for Ballard Memorial, though, as they've only averaged .248. Will they be able to contain St. Mary's hitters?

Everything went St. Mary's way against Ballard Memorial in their previous meeting last Monday, as St. Mary made off with a 13-0 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.