Basketball Recap: Bishop Blanchet Skates Past Cleveland with Ease

Bears

Previous 6 Games

01/24/25 @ Cleveland	62-25
01/22/25 vs Rainier Beach	79-28
01/17/25 @ Chief Sealth	47-33
01/15/25 @ Ingraham	55-21
01/10/25 @ Franklin	47-26
01/08/25 @ Rainier Beach	57-20

Bishop Blanchet waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cleveland Eagles 62-25. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Eagles are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bishop Blanchet's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Cleveland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

Bishop Blanchet will square off against Nathan Hale at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Blanchet is facing Nathan Hale at the right time seeing as Nathan Hale is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Cleveland, they will face off against Seattle Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Seattle Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Cleveland surely won't give up without a fight.