Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA) and the visiting Carroll Tigers (Carroll, IA), saw Ballard's basketball squad overcome Carroll by a tally of 64-48.

With the victory, Ballard improves its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Bombers host Gilbert (Gilbert, IA) to confront the Tigers in a Raccoon River challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Gilbert lost 68-59 in their recent league challenge against Winterset (Winterset, IA)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Bondurant-Farrar Bluejays (Bondurant, IA) in a Raccoon River challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Carroll will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 58-51 league win over Carlisle (Carlisle, IA).