Given that the ball is falling in two different situations.
Kinetic energy is the energy that an object possesses due to its motion and it is proportional to the square of the velocity of the object.
The frictional force and the air resistance are the forces that will be opposing the motion of the ball. That is these forces act in the opposite direction of the motion of the ball thus reducing the net acceleration acting on the ball.
As the acceleration decreases the final velocity of the ball decreases.
Thus the kinetic energy of the ball just prior to striking the ground will be less than before.
