The Bishop Gorman Crusaders are taking a road trip to square off against the Shelton Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop Gorman has three straight wins, Shelton has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Bishop Gorman will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Dallas Christian, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Bishop Gorman blew past Dallas Christian 65-40 last Tuesday. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.
Bishop Gorman's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Beau Bender, who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylon Miles, who posted eight points in addition to nine assists and three steals.
Bishop Gorman was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dallas Christian only racked up five assists.
Meanwhile, Shelton was beaten by McKinney Christian Academy 106-37 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 910th, while the Mustangs are ranked 80th).
Shelton's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Bishop Gorman, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Gorman against Shelton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 83-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Gorman 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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