The Heights is on a 16-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Bishop Ireton a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Heights will take on the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, The Heights ended up a good deal behind St. John's and lost 90-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Wednesday (67), The Heights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of DeMatha. Bishop Ireton fell to DeMatha 61-55.
The Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Bishop Ireton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
The Heights won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, slipping by Bishop Ireton 58-57. Will The Heights repeat their success, or does Bishop Ireton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
