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| 01/30/25 - Home | 64-60 W |
| 01/08/25 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 02/24/24 - Away | 65-49 W |
| 02/20/24 - Home | 61-48 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 73-37 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bishop Kelly has gone 9-1 against Columbia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bishop Kelly Knights will square off against the Columbia Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Bishop Kelly knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Columbia likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, Bishop Kelly strolled past Vallivue with points to spare, taking the game 74-56.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Columbia took on Caldwell on Wednesday. Columbia put the hurt on Caldwell with a sharp 73-51 victory. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won seven in a row.
Columbia's win came from a few key players Bishop Kelly will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Max Keller, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two). Blake Hansen was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and ten boards.
Columbia was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bishop Kelly is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those victories 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.
Bishop Kelly didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Columbia when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 64-60 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Kelly since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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