Basketball Game Preview: Nampa Bulldogs vs. Bishop Kelly Knights

Nampa hasn't had much luck against Bishop Kelly recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Nampa Bulldogs will host the Bishop Kelly Knights at 7:30 p.m. Nampa has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Last Thursday, Nampa came up short against Caldwell and fell 39-32.

Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Bishop Kelly's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 65-34 loss at the hands of Middleton. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Vikings are ranked seventh).

Bishop Kelly's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Nampa, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.

Nampa was dealt a bruising 61-24 loss at the hands of Bishop Kelly when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Nampa was down 35-9.