Caldwell hasn't had much luck against Bishop Kelly recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Caldwell Cougars will square off against the Bishop Kelly Knights at 7:30 p.m. Caldwell will be strutting in after a win while Bishop Kelly will be coming in after a defeat.
While Caldwell didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 61-23 victory over Ontario. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 65th in Idaho, while the Tigers are ranked 228th in Oregon), the result two weeks ago wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 67-54 defeat to Mountain View.
Caldwell is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Bishop Kelly, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Caldwell was dealt a bruising 74-27 defeat at the hands of Bishop Kelly in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Caldwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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