Basketball Preview: Bishop Kelley Comets vs. Ponca City Wildcats
The Bishop Kelley Comets will face off against the Ponca City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Bishop Kelley is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They came out on top against Claremore by a score of 59-46.
Bishop Kelley had a senior duo take command as Julia Grisaffe went 10 for 13 en route to 23 points plus three steals and Anne Blankenship dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 steals. Blankenship has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Wray, who went 6 for 13 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Bishop Kelley was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Ponca City hadn't done well against Putnam City West recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Ponca City took their game with ease, bagging a 60-11 win over Putnam City West.
Bishop Kelley skirted past Ponca City 46-43 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Bishop Kelley repeat their success, or does Ponca City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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