The Ballard Beavers will head out on the road to square off against the Cleveland Eagles at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Ballard will be strutting in after a win while Cleveland will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Ballard beat Lincoln 51-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Meanwhile, Cleveland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 58-51 to Seattle Academy.
Ballard will have to keep a close watch on Mateo Morales-Teicher and Nolin Purganan, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cleveland's prior game. Morales-Teicher went 6 for 10 on his way to 16 points, while Purganan went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Muku Idris, who posted seven points.
Ballard is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Ballard didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cleveland when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 55-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ballard since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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