The Bishop Badgers had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They strolled past Martin with points to spare, taking the game 70-55. Given Bishop's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while Martin is ranked 852nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaac Colunga led the charge by scoring 21 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Colunga has scored at least 25% of Bishop's points. Another player making a difference was Donny Thomas, who scored 12 points along with 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
Bishop pushed their record up to 9-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points per game. As for Martin, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Bishop is on the road again on Friday and play against Vista Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on December 8th. As for Martin, they will take on Flour Bluff at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Flour Bluff and Martin are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
