The North Polk Comets will venture away from home to challenge the Ballard Bombers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Polk has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Ballard will arrive with 11 straight wins.
North Polk is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by Gilbert 70-43.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ballard). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Boone 89-57. Given the Bombers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Toreadors are ranked 126th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ballard's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points per game. As for North Polk, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
North Polk was taken down by Ballard 77-44 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can North Polk avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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