Bishop Gorman is 1-7 against Dallas Christian since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bishop Gorman Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Dallas Christian Chargers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Bishop Gorman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
Last Tuesday, Bishop Gorman didn't have too much trouble with All Saints Episcopal as they won 64-46.
Bishop Gorman's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ej Coppock, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylon Miles, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 15 points and four steals.
Bishop Gorman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Dallas Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against McKinney Christian Academy, falling 68-44. 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 1001st, while the Mustangs are ranked 72nd).
Bishop Gorman will have to contain Quintin Hankins as he made an impact in Dallas Christian's last game. He dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hankins a new career-high in points.
Dallas Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Bishop Gorman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Bishop Gorman came up short against Dallas Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2020, falling 51-44. Can Bishop Gorman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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