Basketball Recap: Bishop Gorman Gaels vs. O'Connor Eagles
If O'Connor wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Bishop Gorman, they should've done a better job of containing Aaliah Spaight. The Bishop Gorman Gaels blew past the O'Connor Eagles 74-54 on Saturday thanks in part to Spaight, who shot 6-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 15 times she's played.
Another player making a difference was Addysen Carr, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. What's more, she also posted a 67% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in January.
Bishop Gorman was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Connor only posted 12.
When it comes to explaining why O'Connor lost, don't look at Audrey Bhesania. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 16 en route to 15 points plus two steals. The match was Bhesania's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Schooler, who posted 12 points.
The victory got Bishop Gorman back to even at 1-1. As for O'Connor, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Bishop Gorman has already played their next game (against O'Connor), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for O'Connor, they will take on Carondelet in a tournament on Friday.
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