Ballinger is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Monday. They will head out to square off against the Winters Blizzards at 12:00 p.m. Neither Ballinger nor Winters posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Ballinger made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Eldorado, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bearcats fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bearcats have suffered since April 11, 2025.
Ballinger saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coleman King, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that King has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Winters came up short against Menard on Friday, falling 12-2.
This is the second loss in a row for Ballinger and nudges their season record down to 2-7-1. As for Winters, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went Ballinger's way against Winters in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, as Ballinger made off with a 13-0 win. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blizzards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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