Ballard has won three straight games at home, while St. Xavier has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Ballard Bruins will host the St. Xavier Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Ballard knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 matches -- so hopefully St. Xavier likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Ballard was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 83-82 to Jeffersontown.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. Xavier against Collins on Tuesday as the team secured a 78-48 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 24 points or more this season.
Ballard better keep an eye on Jeremiah Jackson. He was instrumental in St. Xavier's win, going 10 for 16 en route to 24 points and five boards. Jackson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Dillingham, who posted 12 points.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.5 points per game. As for Ballard, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Ballard couldn't quite finish off St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in January and fell 61-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson, who went 11 of 17 on his way to 27 points and eight rebounds. Now that Ballard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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