Basketball Recap: Ballard Extends Road Winning Streak to Seven

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ballard's strategy against Carlisle on Tuesday. The Ballard Bombers put the hurt on the Carlisle Wildcats with a sharp 67-47 victory. The Bombers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.

Bombers

Previous Games (Away)

01/28/25 @ Carlisle	67-47
01/21/25 @ Boone	89-57
01/17/25 @ Bondurant-Farrar	68-51
01/14/25 @ Winterset	65-52
01/03/25 @ Gilbert	76-60
+ 2 more games

Ballard's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Carlisle, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.

Ballard will face off against A-D-M at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Carlisle, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Carlisle Wildcats duke it out with the Gilbert Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gilbert knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Carlisle likes a good challenge.