Preview: Bishop Miege Stags vs. Labette County Grizzlies
The Bishop Miege Stags will face off against the Labette County Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bishop Miege comes in on three and Labette County on five.
Bishop Miege put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Eudora with a sharp 48-25 victory. Given Bishop Miege's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Eudora is ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Kirston Verhulst, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. She has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mary Grant, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Labette County strolled past Chanute with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 62-44.
Bishop Miege's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. As for Labette County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Bishop Miege strolled past Labette County in their previous meeting back in March of 2016 by a score of 64-46. Does Bishop Miege have another victory up their sleeve, or will Labette County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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