The Bishop Ireton Cardinals are ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Bishop McNamara Mustangs. Bishop Ireton secured a 64-58 W over Bishop McNamara. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Nyla Brooks was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Amirah Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Bishop Ireton's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Bishop McNamara, their defeat ended a 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 21-4.
Bishop Ireton will be playing in front of their home fans against Archbishop Carroll at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Archbishop Carroll knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Bishop Ireton likes a good challenge. As for Bishop McNamara, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Our Lady of Good Counsel at 7:00 p.m. Bishop McNamara knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 matches -- so hopefully Our Lady of Good Counsel likes a good challenge.
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