It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ballard can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mount Vernon Bulldogs by a score of 4-3 on Friday. The Beavers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2022.
Ballard saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Truitt Madonna, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run.
Beavers
| 05/30/25 vs Mount Vernon | 3-4 |
| 05/24/25 vs Shorewood | 2-1 |
| 05/24/25 vs Shorewood | 2-1 |
| 05/24/25 vs Eastside Catholic | 4-1 |
| 05/17/25 vs West Seattle | 2-1 |
The loss snapped Ballard's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 21-7 record. As for Mount Vernon, the win was the 21st in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Ballard will challenge Gig Harbor at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Beavers 2.2, the Tides 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mount Vernon, they will square off against Kennewick at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 2, the Lions 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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