Basketball Recap: Bishop Union Find Success

Bishop Union won the last time they faced California City and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bishop Union Broncos came out on top in a nail-biter against the California City Ravens, sneaking past 50-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Broncos have posted since December 13, 2024.

Despite the defeat, California City saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Avery 'Skywalker' Spears dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Spears a new career-high in blocks (five). Another player making a difference was Cassius 'Hollywood' Brown, who posted 15 points.

Bishop Union is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for California City, they moved to 10-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Bishop Union will take on Boron at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Union will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for California City, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Kern Valley at 7:00 p.m. California City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season.