Basketball Game Preview: DeSales Irish vs. Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights

The DeSales Irish will square off against the Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Walla Walla Valley Academy is hoping to do what Liberty Christian couldn't on Saturday: put an end to DeSales' winning streak, which now stands at nine games. DeSales claimed a resounding 85-56 victory over Liberty Christian.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walla Walla Valley Academy). They blew past Prescott 78-41 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.

Walla Walla Valley Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for DeSales, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

DeSales took their victory against Walla Walla Valley Academy when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 65-43. Will DeSales repeat their success, or does Walla Walla Valley Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.