Bishop Union is 8-2 against the Scorpions since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bishop Union Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Desert Scorpions at 6:00 p.m.
After soaring to 57 points the game before, Bishop Union were a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 40-22 bruising from Rosamond. Bishop Union found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post nine fewer assists than your opponent.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Sienna Fuller, who scored six points along with six rebounds and four steals. Henny Charley was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Desert came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 69-62 victory over Kern Valley. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for two points.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Destiny Hart and Jayda Bushling. Hart had a great game and dropped a triple-double on 27 points, 23 rebounds, and 13 steals. Meanwhile, Bushling was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 12 rebounds.
Bishop Union's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. As for Desert, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Everything went Bishop Union's way against the Scorpions in their previous matchup back in January as the Broncos made off with a 66-45 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Desert's Kalista Williams, who scored 24 points along with four steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bishop Union still be able to contain Williams? There's only one way to find out.
