The Sacred Heart Academy Irish basketball team scored 65 points and restricted the visiting Merrill Vandals to 28 in the Irish league victory on Wednesday.

The Irish now sport a 13-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Vestaburg for a Mid-State contest on Friday, February 2. Sacred Heart Academy will battle a Wolverines team coming off a 44-28 non-league win over Calvary Baptist Academy (Midland, MI). The Wolverines record now stands at 7-7.

The Vandals (7-8) will now prepare for their contest against Coleman (Coleman, MI). The Comets come into the Mid-State contest with a 2-10 record. In their last contest, Coleman was routed by Fulton (Middleton, MI), 32-15, in a league contest.