Basketball Recap: Bishop Gorman Wins Going Away Against Las Vegas

Gaels

Margin (Wins)

12/05/24 vs Vacaville	59
01/22/25 vs Desert Pines	42
12/28/24 vs Varsity Opponent	28
01/08/25 @ Foothill	23
01/30/25 vs Las Vegas	23

Bishop Gorman won the last time they faced Las Vegas and things went their way on Thursday too. The Bishop Gorman Gaels put the hurt on the Las Vegas Wildcats with a sharp 75-52 victory. The Gaels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Las Vegas lost, don't look at Tayshaun Jackson. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 16 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 44.2% of Las Vegas' points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Malachi Dorsey was another key player, putting up nine points.

Bishop Gorman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.4 points per game. As for Las Vegas, they dropped their record down to 9-14 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Bishop Gorman will take on Sierra Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Las Vegas, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Las Vegas Wildcats face off against the Desert Pines Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Vegas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.5 points per game this season.