The Ballard basketball teams hosted the Redmond Mustangs on Tuesdays evening and the home crowd was given one win and one loss.

The Lady Beavers started off the evening at 4:30 p.m. with a 46-41 win over the Mustangs. Ballard took the lead early on in the game and were up 23 to 15 at half time. The Beavers continued to dominate the game in the third quarter but in the last quarter Redmond had a dangerous comeback, scoring 21 points while only allowing Ballard to score nine.

Nancy MacGeorge and Beverly Verduin led the team in scoring with 12 points each. MacGeorge also had eight rebounds, two steals, and three assists.

The Ballard boys basketball suffered an unfortunate loss last night, ending their four-game winning streak.

Looking back it was the second quarter that ended up being the deciding factor in the game's result. Ballard was leading by three points going into the second quarter but Redmond soon took the lead, scoring 20 points while only allowing Ballard to score 6.

With a 17 to 28 score at halftime, the Beavers had to make a comeback.

They played hard in the second half but the Mustangs were never far behind. While Ballard steadily added points on the scoreboard but so did Redmond. The Beavers were unable to catch up, losing by only 4 points.

The final score was 50 to 54.

Leading the Ballard team in scoring was Stuart MacGeorge with 16 points, followed by Seth Berger with 13. Berger also had 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and one assist.