The Ballard Beavers will face off against the Lakeside Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ballard 2.6, Lakeside 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ballard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked 12th at the time (Ballard was ranked 16th). The Beavers walked away with a 4-1 win over the Lynx on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Truitt Madonna was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Madonna was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Madonna wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Miailovich, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Lakeside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastside Catholic.
Ballard's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Ballard skirted past Lakeside 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Beavers repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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