Bishop Montgomery and St. Bernard are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Bishop Montgomery Knights will head out on the road to face off against the St. Bernard Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Montgomery is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Bishop Montgomery pushed their score all the way to 57 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 68-57 to Village Christian. While losing is never fun, Bishop Montgomery can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while Village Christian is ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, even though Mater Dei Catholic scored an imposing 72 points on Saturday, St. Bernard still came out on top. St. Bernard walked away with an 85-72 victory over Mater Dei Catholic. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. Bernard.
Bishop Montgomery has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for St. Bernard, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Bishop Montgomery came up short against St. Bernard in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 70-61. Can Bishop Montgomery avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
