Ballard delivered a statement performance in USL League Two Group Stage action, cruising to a commanding 4-0 victory over Bigfoot on July 9.
Despite dominating possession at 65% compared to Bigfoot's 35%, the box score tells a curious story — Ballard's shot statistics hardly reflect the scale of their triumph. The visitors registered just one shot off target and one corner kick, with no shots on goal officially recorded and only a single total shot logged in the match data. Bigfoot, for their part, managed even less, failing to register a single shot of any kind despite forcing one corner kick of their own.
The lack of detailed event data leaves the specifics of Ballard's four goals unaccounted for, but the final scoreline speaks for itself — a comprehensive four-goal margin that underscores the gulf in quality on display. No cards were shown throughout the contest, with both sides avoiding any disciplinary issues in a match that, on paper, appeared far tighter than the result suggests.
For Bigfoot, this result marks a difficult afternoon defensively, conceding four times while barely threatening at the other end. Ballard, meanwhile, will take real confidence from a result that keeps them firmly in contention within the group standings, even if the underlying shot numbers raise questions about how the goals actually came to be.