Basketball Recap: Bishop Garrigan Continues Road Dominance on Saturday

Bishop Garrigan waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 49-40 win over the Algona Bulldogs. The 49-point effort marked the Golden Bears' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Golden Bears

Previous Games (Away)

12/21/24 @ Algona	49-40
12/19/24 @ North Union	67-33
12/17/24 @ Garner-Hayfield/Ventura	64-42
12/10/24 @ Lake Mills	51-28
12/03/24 @ Belmond-Klemme	53-44
+ 10 more games

Bishop Garrigan pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Algona, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.

Bishop Garrigan will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against North Iowa at 6:15 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Bishop Garrigan is facing North Iowa at the right time seeing as North Iowa is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Algona will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS at 6:15 p.m. on January 7, 2025.