Basketball Recap: Ballard Wins High-Profile Game Against A-D-M

On Friday, Ballard faced A-D-M in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ballard Bombers came out on top in a nail-biter against the A-D-M Tigers, sneaking past 58-55. That's more bragging rights for the Bombers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Bombers

Previous 6 Games

12/20/24 @ A-D-M	58-55
12/17/24 vs Carlisle	79-60
12/13/24 @ North Polk	77-44
12/10/24 vs Boone	68-54
12/06/24 vs Bondurant-Farrar	62-24
12/03/24 vs Norwalk	51-49

The win keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for A-D-M, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.

Ballard will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. A-D-M also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Clear Lake at 8:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. One thing working in A-D-M's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.