The North Union Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. North Union has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Bishop Garrigan will come in with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, North Union had to suffer through a 72-43 loss at the hands of Belmond-Klemme.
Meanwhile, everything went Bishop Garrigan's way against Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Tuesday as Bishop Garrigan made off with a 68-43 victory. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Cardinals are ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Garrigan pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for North Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1.
North Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Garrigan in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 53-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Union 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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