Basketball Game Preview: Ballard Beavers vs. Ingraham Rams

Ballard and Ingraham are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Ballard Beavers will get right back to it and host the Ingraham Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ingraham took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ballard, who comes in off a win.

Ballard took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They snuck past Mercer Island with a 53-47 win.

Meanwhile, Ingraham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Seattle Academy.

Ballard is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Ingraham, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.

Ballard beat Ingraham 71-59 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does Ballard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ingraham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.