Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. John. The Bishop Ireton Cardinals took a 72-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. John's Cadets. If the Cardinals were looking for revenge after losing 69-64 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Bishop Ireton dropped their record down to 11-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for St. John's, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-5.
Bishop Ireton won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Our Lady of Good Counsel at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Our Lady of Good Counsel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Bishop Ireton likes a good challenge. As for St. John's, they will be playing at home against Gonzaga at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gonzaga will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something St. John's surely won't give up without a fight.
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