Carroll hasn't had much luck against Ballard recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Carroll Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ballard Bombers at 6:00 p.m. Carroll is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, Carroll earned a 47-34 win over Bondurant-Farrar. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Bluejays are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ballard came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gilbert 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bombers have posted since January 30, 2024.
Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points per game. As for Ballard, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12.
Carroll came out on top in a nail-biter against Ballard in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 34-32. Will Carroll repeat their success, or does Ballard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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