Bishop Kelley took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They walked away with a 59-46 victory over the Claremore Zebras. The Comets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Zebras, too.
Bishop Kelley had a senior duo take command as Julia Grisaffe went 10 for 13 en route to 23 points plus three steals and Anne Blankenship dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 steals. Blankenship is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Wray, who went 6 for 13 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Bishop Kelley was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Claremore lost, don't look at Asia Roper. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Roper, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points.
Bishop Kelley has already played their next match (against Claremore), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Claremore, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Sallisaw at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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