Ballard came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Carroll Tigers by a score of 64-54. Given the Bombers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Tigers are ranked 116th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bombers
| 02/07/25 @ Carroll | 64-54 |
| 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 |
| + 3 more games |
Ballard pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points over those games. As for Carroll, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Looking ahead, Ballard will be playing in front of their home fans against Williamsburg on Monday. One thing working in Ballard's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. Carroll has already played their next matchup (against Denison-Schleswig), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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