The Bishop Ward Cyclones will take on the Drexel Bobcats in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Ward knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Drexel likes a good challenge.
If Bishop Ward beats Drexel with 61 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Bishop Ward blew past Sacred Heart 61-21 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Cyclones have won by exactly 40 points.
Meanwhile, Drexel put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 49-35 win over Leeton. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Ward now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Drexel, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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