Preview: Ballard Memorial Bombers vs. Calloway County Lakers
The Ballard Memorial Bombers will head out on the road to challenge the Calloway County Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Ballard Memorial blew past Hickman County, posting a 53-20 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ballard Memorial.
Meanwhile, Calloway County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 81-34 victory over Paducah Tilghman. Calloway County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Jaidan Koch and Sayler Lowe were among the main playmakers for Calloway County as the former scored 21 points along with five rebounds and the latter scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Lowe has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Perkins, who scored nine points.
Ballard Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Calloway County, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
Ballard Memorial was taken down by Calloway County 65-36 in their previous meeting back in December of 2017. Can Ballard Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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