Basketball Recap: Bishop Kelley Drops Season-High Score on Nathan Hale

Comets

Team Score (Highest)

02/04/25 vs Nathan Hale	82
01/28/25 vs Guthrie	76
12/20/24 @ Guthrie	68
01/17/25 @ East Central	66
12/05/24 vs Ponca City	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Kelley). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 82-16 victory over the Nathan Hale Rangers. The Comets haven't had any issues with the Rangers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

It was another big night for Anne Blankenship, who went 8 for 12 to rack up 19 points along with eight assists and six boards. The contest was her third in a row with at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Julia Grisaffe, who made all 7 shots she took for 16 points and three steals.

Blankenship wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Bishop Kelley was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Bishop Kelley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points over those games. As for Nathan Hale, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Bishop Kelley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 39-37 win against Collinsville on the 7th. As for Nathan Hale, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-12 defeat against Claremore on the 7th.