The Lakeside Lions will head out to square off against the Ballard Beavers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lakeside 3.2, Ballard 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lakeside proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by six) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Seattle Academy 4-2.
Kennedy Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Ballard proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lancers, sneaking past 4-3.
Ballard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Wallblom, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Ballard is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeside, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Lakeside skirted past Ballard 5-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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