Basketball Recap: Bishop Ireton Drops Season-High Score on Evergreen Christian

Cardinals

Team Score

02/04/25 vs Evergreen Christian	89
12/07/24 @ St. Albans	87
12/20/24 vs Saint John Paul the Great Catholic	78
12/27/24 vs Benton	74
12/10/24 @ Bishop McNamara	70

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Ireton). They breezed by the Evergreen Christian Eagles to the tune of 89-59 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Cardinals as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jackson Britt, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 16 points. The matchup was Britt's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cole Forbrich, who posted eight points and five rebounds.

Bishop Ireton's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10. As for Evergreen Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-13 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Bishop Ireton Cardinals take on the Paul VI Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Ireton knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Paul VI likes a good challenge. As for Evergreen Christian, they will take on Mt. Zion Prep Academy Blue at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.7 points per game this season.