The Bishop Badgers will head out to square off against the Santa Gertrudis Academy Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matchups -- so hopefully Santa Gertrudis Academy likes a good challenge.
Bishop is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Orange Grove: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bishop blew Orange Grove out of the water with a 79-50 final score. The Badgers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.
Santa Gertrudis Academy fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 66-56 win over Orange Grove on Tuesday.
Bishop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.2 points over those games. As for Santa Gertrudis Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-19.
Everything came up roses for Bishop against Santa Gertrudis Academy in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 71-44 win. In that contest, Bishop amassed a halftime lead of 42-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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