The Lakeside Lions will venture away from home to take on the Ballard Beavers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakeside is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Lakeside came up short against Eastside Catholic and fell 8-5.
Meanwhile, Ballard faced Lincoln in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Beavers walked away with a 4-1 win over the Lynx. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Truitt Madonna was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. Madonna was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Madonna wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Miailovich, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Ballard's record now sits at 11-4. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Lakeside couldn't quite finish off Ballard in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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