The Ballard football team battled all night but came up short in their Homecoming game 26-14 to #1 Humboldt on Friday night.    

Eli Rouse led the Bomber's offense rushing for 106 yards on 31 carries.  Luke Hartsook was 8 of 18 with 36 yards and a touchdown and two interceptions.  Chance Lande had three receptions for 5 yards and Jakson Fleischmann had two receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown.

Brody Sampson had nine tackles on the night.  Gabe Christensen had 7.5 tackles and an interception.  Lande also had an interception.

With the loss, the Bombers fall to 1-4 (0-1) on the season.

The Bombers are back in action on Friday - September 30 when they travel to Nevada in district football action.  The game will kick off at 7:00 PM.