Bruins
| 05/01/25 @ St. Xavier | 2-3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Male | 16-4 |
| 04/26/25 vs Mercer County | 14-0 |
| 04/26/25 vs South Oldham | 11-0 |
| 04/26/25 vs South Oldham | 18-0 |
Ballard dropped their record down to 29-2 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 27-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the St. Xavier Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Bruins were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the six games prior), but the Tigers' pitchers proved too tough.
As for St. Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For St. Xavier's part, Jakob Reed tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Coomer, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. That double was his first of the season.
Ballard didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-9 victory against Paducah Tilghman on the 2nd. As for St. Xavier, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against North Oldham at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in the Tigers' favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while the Mustangs have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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