Basketball Game Preview: Doss Dragons vs. Ballard Bruins

Doss hasn't had much luck against Ballard recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Doss Dragons are taking a road trip to take on the Ballard Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Doss is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Fairdale 85-30. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 50th).

Meanwhile, Ballard unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Male by a score of 77-74. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bruins have suffered against the Bulldogs since March 7, 2022.

Doss' defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Ballard, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.

Doss took a serious blow against Ballard in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 85-52. Can Doss avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.