The Piedmont Wildcats will challenge the Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Piedmont is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Piedmont challenged Putnam City North on Tuesday. Piedmont walked away with a 49-42 victory over Putnam City North. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Panthers are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bishop McGuinness over Ada in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bishop McGuinness blew Ada out of the water with a 71-27 final score. The Fighting Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
Piedmont is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Bishop McGuinness, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Piedmont came up short against Bishop McGuinness when the teams last played back in January of 2022, falling 72-62. Can Piedmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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