There's no place like home for St. Mary, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Ballard Memorial Bombers 5-4. That's more bragging rights for St. Mary, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landon Durbin was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Ballard Memorial's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Nichols, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Ballard Memorial, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary will face off against Paducah Tilghman at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Paducah Tilghman: 4, St. Mary: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Ballard Memorial, they will head out on the road to take on Carlisle County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carlisle County's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Ballard Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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