Basketball Recap: Bishop Blanchet Extends Winning Streak to Five

Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Cleveland	40
12/03/24 @ Ingraham	38
12/06/24 vs Chief Sealth	33
01/13/25 vs Ingraham	33
01/21/25 vs Lincoln	31

Bishop Blanchet had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 70-50 margin over the Cleveland Eagles. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Bishop Blanchet is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Cleveland, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

Bishop Blanchet will square off against Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakeside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Bishop Blanchet likes a good challenge. As for Cleveland, they will face off against Seattle Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.