On Tuesday, the Bishop Ryan Lions faced the Westhope/Newburg Sioux in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Bishop Ryan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 66-64 victory over Westhope/Newburg. The win was nothing new for Bishop Ryan as they're now sitting on four straight.
Walker Braaten and Braden Bailey certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Braaten almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds, while Bailey scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bailey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Tolstad, who scored five points.
Westhope/Newburg struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Bishop Ryan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Westhope/Newburg, their loss dropped their record down to 20-2.
Bishop Ryan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Westhope/Newburg also has no future games currently scheduled.
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