Basketball Recap: Bishop Garrigan Makes It 19 in a Row on the Road

Bishop Garrigan entered their tilt with Humboldt on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They beat the Humboldt Wildcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 69-42. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Wildcats are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Golden Bears

Previous Games (Away)

01/23/25 @ Humboldt	69-42
01/13/25 @ West Bend-Mallard	74-38
01/10/25 @ West Hancock	72-23
01/03/25 @ North Iowa	64-18
12/21/24 @ Algona	49-40
+ 14 more games

Bishop Garrigan's victory was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Humboldt, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.

Bishop Garrigan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 62-17 win against Eagle Grove on the 24th. Humboldt has also already played their next contest (against Webster City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.