Senior Mitchell Ballock scored 30 points to lift Eudora past De Soto, 65-52, in Tuesday’s road clash. The Cardinals (17-1) have now claimed both meetings between the two teams by double-digit margins.

After winning the first tilt by 31 points, Eudora needed a strong second-half effort to stave off the opposition. The Cardinals scored 19 points in each of the final two quarters, as Ballock ended up being the only player to reach double figures.

Eudora (No. 2 in Class 4A-I) will play host to Paola at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Eudora 11 16 19 19 — 65

De Soto 16 15 7 13 — 52

Eudora — David Hornberger 6, Rock Jerome 7, Jayden Pierce 8, Mitchell Ballock 30, Ryan Verbanic 7, Hayden Brown 7.

De Soto — Levi Hansen 2, Chance Montgomery 2, Jared Baruth 2, Brannon Bell 8, Alex Wilcox 3, Ty Kempf 8, Noah Wilson 20, Grant Noll 7.