Basketball Game Preview: Ballard Beavers vs. Seattle Academy Cardinals

The Ballard Beavers will challenge the Seattle Academy Cardinals at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Tuesday, Ballard earned a 71-59 victory over Ingraham. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Rams are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seattle Academy). They walked away with a 70-57 win over Chief Sealth on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.

Ballard's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Seattle Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.

Ballard strolled past Seattle Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a score of 51-32. Does Ballard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seattle Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.