Basketball Preview: Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones vs. Decatur Eisenhower Panthers
Sacred Heart-Griffin is 9-1 against Decatur Eisenhower since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Decatur Eisenhower Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart-Griffin is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lincoln on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sacred Heart-Griffin came up short against Lincoln, falling 56-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cyclones have suffered since February 1st.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Decatur Eisenhower faced off against Lanphier on Saturday. Decatur Eisenhower snuck past Lanphier with a 45-41 win. The 45-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This is the second loss in a row for Sacred Heart-Griffin and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Decatur Eisenhower, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Sacred Heart-Griffin was able to grind out a solid win over Decatur Eisenhower in their previous meeting last Saturday, winning 70-61. Does Sacred Heart-Griffin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Decatur Eisenhower turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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