It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Golden Eagles challenge the Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Bishop Carroll came up short against Northwest and fell 67-56. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Heights had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 62-47 victory over the Aces. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Aces are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Carroll better keep an eye on Amalachi Wilkins. He was instrumental in Heights' win, dropping a double-double with 24 points and 18 boards. The dominant performance gave Wilkins a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of K'Mari Holt, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points.
Heights pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.6 points. As for Bishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Bishop Carroll was taken down by Heights 56-26 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilkins, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. Now that Bishop Carroll knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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