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| 10/18/24 - Home | 54-6 W |
| 10/13/23 - Away | 55-21 W |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 42-14 W |
| 10/14/21 - Away | 42-14 W |
| 03/12/21 - Away | 41-7 W |
O'Dea has gone a perfect 5-0 against Ballard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Beavers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (O'Dea has five straight victories, Ballard has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
O'Dea's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Garfield. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Bulldogs are ranked 148th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-6, which was the final score in Ballard's tilt against Seattle Prep on Friday.
Ballard's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for O'Dea, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for O'Dea against Ballard in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 54-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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