Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The Bishop Ireton Cardinals fell 59-51 to the St. John's Cadets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cadets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 72-64 back in January.
Bishop Ireton's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-12. As for St. John's, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Looking ahead, Bishop Ireton will face off against St. Mary's Ryken at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Ireton is facing St. Mary's Ryken at the right time seeing as St. Mary's Ryken is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for St. John's, they will challenge Our Lady of Good Counsel at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Our Lady of Good Counsel likes a good challenge.
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