Bishop Ireton is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while the are on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bishop Ireton Cardinals will take on Elizabeth Seton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Bishop Ireton's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the. Bishop Ireton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 70-67 win over the. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Amirah Anderson and Nyla Brooks were among the main playmakers for Bishop Ireton as the former almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 27 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Anderson has scored all season. Theresa Hagans Jr. was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Bishop Ireton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Elizabeth Seton, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Bishop Ireton skirted past the 70-67 in their previous meeting on Friday. Will Bishop Ireton repeat their success, or do the have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.