Columbia is 1-9 against Bishop Kelly since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Columbia Wildcats will take on the Bishop Kelly Knights at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Columbia duked it out with Caldwell on Wednesday. Everything went Columbia's way against Caldwell as Columbia made off with a 73-51 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won seven in a row.
Max Keller
| 02/26/25 vs Caldwell | 9 |
| 02/15/25 vs Caldwell | 7 |
| 01/08/25 vs Bishop Kelly | 7 |
| 02/14/25 vs Nampa | 5 |
| 02/11/25 vs Emmett | 5 |
Columbia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Keller, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards gave Keller a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Hansen, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds.
Columbia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They are 6-1 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelly strolled past Vallivue with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 74-56.
Bishop Kelly has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points over those games. The victory got Columbia back to even at 12-12.
Columbia came up short against Bishop Kelly in their previous meeting back in January, falling 64-60. Can Columbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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