Basketball Game Preview: Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs vs. Ballard Bombers

Dallas Center-Grimes is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Ballard is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs will host the Ballard Bombers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dallas Center-Grimes knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Ballard likes a good challenge.

Dallas Center-Grimes is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Lincoln, who was ranked eighth at the time (Dallas Center-Grimes was ranked 22nd). Dallas Center-Grimes walked away with a 65-56 victory over Lincoln on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Lynx: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, Ballard beat Winterset 44-37 on Monday. The 44-point effort marked the Bombers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Dallas Center-Grimes' victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Ballard, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.

Dallas Center-Grimes beat Ballard 74-61 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Dallas Center-Grimes repeat their success, or does Ballard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.