Ballard is on a three-game streak of home wins, while O'Dea is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ballard Beavers will take on the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Ballard: 3.9, O'Dea: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Ballard has not struggled against Lakeside recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Ballard skirted past Lakeside 4-2.
Dylan Wallblom spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fischer Witt was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Adam Tripp, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, O'Dea put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Roosevelt 9-2.
Ballard's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for O'Dea, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Ballard was able to grind out a solid win over O'Dea in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. Will Ballard repeat their success, or does O'Dea have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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