Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA) and the visiting Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, IA), saw Ballard's basketball squad wallop Gilbert by a tally of 56-35.

With the victory, Ballard improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Bombers host North Polk (Alleman, IA) to confront the Comets in a Raccoon River challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Comets come into the challenge with a record of 6-1. North Polk won 61-41 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, January 3. Gilbert will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record.