The Bishop Ireton Cardinals will be playing at home against the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Ireton will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state, and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Elizabeth Seton. Bishop Ireton came out on top against Elizabeth Seton by a score of 71-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Nyla Brooks, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 18 or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Desirae Ashton, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Good Counsel can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 71-43 win over The Academy of the Holy Cross. Given Our Lady of Good Counsel's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while The Academy of the Holy Cross is ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Ireton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Bishop Ireton couldn't quite finish off Our Lady of Good Counsel when the teams last played back in January and fell 69-66. Will Bishop Ireton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
