Basketball Game Preview: Bishop Ireton Cardinals vs. St. Mary's Ryken Knights

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Previous Games

01/31/24 - Away	83-34 W
01/17/23 - Home	79-72 W
02/10/22 - Home	77-64 W
02/03/22 - Away	69-58 W
02/07/20 - Away	60-52 W
+ 5 more games

Bishop Ireton is 9-1 against St. Mary's Ryken since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bishop Ireton Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 7:30 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Amirah Anderson and Sydney Thompson.

Bishop Ireton's upcoming matchup probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Bishop McNamara, who was ranked seventh at the time (Bishop Ireton was ranked eighth). Bishop Ireton fell 66-54 to Bishop McNamara on Sunday. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.

While St. Mary's Ryken didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 55-45 victory over Wise on Saturday.

St. Mary's Ryken's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Bishop Ireton, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-2.

Everything came up roses for Bishop Ireton against St. Mary's Ryken when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 83-34 victory. In that contest, Bishop Ireton amassed a halftime lead of 41-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.