Basketball Game Preview: Seattle Academy Cardinals vs. Chief Sealth Seahawks

The Seattle Academy Cardinals will head out to take on the Chief Sealth Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chief Sealth took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Seattle Academy, who comes in off a win.

Seattle Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They greeted the New Year with with a 58-43 win over Northwest. That looming 58-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cardinals yet this season.

Meanwhile, Chief Sealth ended up a good deal behind Mt. Rainier on Friday and lost 71-52. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Rams are ranked 125th).

This is the second loss in a row for Chief Sealth and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Seattle Academy, they moved to 4-6 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.