Basketball Game Preview: Episcopal Maroon vs. Bishop Ireton Cardinals

Having just played yesterday, the Episcopal Maroon will get right back to it and host the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Episcopal's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Episcopal is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Flint Hill on Thursday as they made off with a 78-58 win. The game was the first time the Maroon have beaten the Huskies on their court since February 27, 2019.

Meanwhile, Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Clinton Grace Christian. The Cardinals took a hard 59-40 fall against the Eagles. The game marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Bishop Ireton fell to 4-1. As for Episcopal, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

Episcopal lost to Bishop Ireton at home by a decisive 76-59 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Will the Maroon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.