Basketball Recap: Bishop Ireton Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Cardinals

Previous Games

12/28/24 vs Bryant	68-57
12/27/24 vs Benton	74-61
12/21/24 vs St. John's Catholic Prep	63-49
12/20/24 vs Saint John Paul the Great Catholic	78-37
12/14/24 vs Hayfield	59-44
+ 4 more games

Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bryant. The Bishop Ireton Cardinals came out on top against the Bryant Hornets by a score of 68-57. The victory was nothing new for the Cardinals as they're now sitting on nine straight.

Despite the loss, Bryant still got an impressive performance from Rj Young, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 25 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Camarion Bead, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 13 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.

Bishop Ireton's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Bryant, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.

Bishop Ireton will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverdale Baptist at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bishop Ireton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups. As for Bryant, they will take on Bellaire in a tournament on Monday.