The Bombers begin District play with a home match-up against the Mayfield Cardinals. The Bombers are looking to get their first District win in 6 years and fifth in the previous 10 years. Coach Holder stated, “I love my team. I love the growth they’ve shown since the beginning of last season. I love the competitive nature of our team. They want to get on the board in District play. I would love to see them do that tonight.” He continued, “Mayfield poses some problems for us from a size perspective with Stone, Gammons, and Fulton ranging from 6’3” to 6’6”. Not a frail height either, we are talking about guys that love contact and are physically strong. It’ll definitely be a challenge for our team in the paint. We have to meet their physicality tonight!”

The Cardinals are currently 4-2 on the season and coming off a decisive win against Meade County in the Henderson Chevy, Buick, GMC, Classic in Henderson County. The Bombers are coming off wins in two of their last three contests after falling to Crittenden on the road 51-55 on New Year’s Eve. The Bombers in their two wins (CFS & Livingston Central) combined for 37 deflections and 19 steals. Those are two stats that Coach Holder relies on when looking at if his team was successful on the floor or not. Coach Holder said, “In our loss at Crittenden, we had 9 deflections and 5 steals. That’s not enough deflections in a 32 minute game from a defensive disruption stand point. I think that has a big influence on that 5 point loss. You combine the low deflection total to our 6/18 from the free throw line, it’s hard to win on the road. We are going to have to get our hands on some more passes this evening to keep the ball out of the paint and help initiate our transition offense.”

Ballard Memorial Bombers

#3 Jace Birney                         He’s averaging 17 points and 7 rebounds per game.

# 2 Kame’ron English              He’s averaging 7 points and has (4) 3’s in his last 3 games.

# 31 Keaton Overstreet         Averaging 7 points and 7 rebounds.            

Mayfield Cardinals

# 12 Nolan Fulton                   Averaging 12 points & 6 rebounds per game.

# 35 Sam Stone                       Averaging 11 points and 6 rebounds per game.

# 32 Demarco Gammons        Averaging 7 points and 7 rebounds per game.