Kennedy Catholic typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Ballard proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Lancers 4-3.
Ballard's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Wallblom, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Ballard is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Kennedy Catholic, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-7 record.
Ballard didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Lakeside on the 9th. As for Kennedy Catholic, they have also already played their next matchup, a 20-7 win against Stadium on the 5th.
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