The Ballard Memorial Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Caruthersville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ballard Memorial is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Ballard Memorial pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Carlisle County.
Meanwhile, Caruthersville scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Cairo as Caruthersville made off with a 94-73 victory. Given Caruthersville's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 135th in Missouri, while Cairo is ranked 613th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ballard Memorial has not been sharp recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Caruthersville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
