Carver hasn't had much luck against Bishop McGuinness recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Carver Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to take on the Bishop McGuinness Villains at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Carver sitting on four straight wins and Bishop McGuinness on ten.
Last Wednesday, Carver was able to grind out a solid victory over Bethany Community, taking the game 42-29.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop McGuinness). They breezed by Leadership Academy to the tune of 71-8 on Thursday. The Villains have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Carver better keep an eye on Adelaide Jernigan. She was instrumental in Bishop McGuinness' win, going 10 for 18 on her way to 27 points. The contest was Jernigan's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shannon Sullivan, who posted nine points.
Bishop McGuinness' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.8 points per game. As for Carver, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Carver took a serious blow against Bishop McGuinness in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 70-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jernigan, who went 13 of 22 en route to 28 points and six steals. Now that Carver knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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