The O'Connor Eagles will square off against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
O'Connor took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Maryvale 101-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead O'Connor to victory, but perhaps none more so than Audrey Bhesania, who went 10 for 11 en route to 23 points plus five assists and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Bhesania a new career-high in field goal percentage (91%). Another player making a difference was Ava Schooler, who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and four steals.
O'Connor was working as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maryvale only posted an.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins dating back to last season, Bishop Gorman's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 73-59 bruising from Brentwood School.
O'Connor and Bishop Gorman were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but O'Connor came up empty-handed after a 56-55 loss. Can O'Connor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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