Bishop Diego boys basketball escaped with a 67-60 victory over Orcutt Academy on Tuesday in the Brick House.
“There is no such thing as an ugly win, I’ll never apologize for winning a game that we probably shouldn’t have,” Cardinals coach James Coronado said. “They outplayed us the whole game, we were just lucky to make a few plays in the 4th quarter, that’s it.”
Orcutt came out hot with 38 points in the first half as Bishop Diego struggled to string together stops on the defensive end.
However, the Cardinals bounced back and played a solid fourth quarter to secure the seven-point home victory.
“When we can move the ball, I think we will be hard to stop, but we just haven’t shown it yet,” Coronado said. “I know it’s only been two games, but I think we can do much better, even at this juncture of the season. We need to expect better from ourselves, and I’m confident we will.”
Tua Rojas led Bishop Diego with 16 points on the night while Ryder Torres came in clutch in the fourth quarter to bring his game total to nine points.
