Basketball Recap: Ballard Picks Up Eighth Straight Win at Home

Ballard is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Carroll on Tuesday, but Carroll came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Ballard Bombers had just enough and edged the Carroll Tigers out 66-64. That's more bragging rights for the Bombers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Bombers

Previous Games (Home)

01/07/25 vs Carroll	66-64
12/17/24 vs Carlisle	79-60
12/10/24 vs Boone	68-54
12/06/24 vs Bondurant-Farrar	62-24
12/03/24 vs Norwalk	51-49
+ 3 more games

Ballard's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Carroll, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.

Ballard will head out on the road to square off against Winterset at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th. As for Carroll, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against North Polk at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Carroll's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.