Basketball Game Preview: Delta Eagles vs. Cathedral Fighting Irish

The Delta Eagles will face off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Delta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season.

Delta is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Blackford: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Bruins out of the water with a 50-4 final score. With the Eagles ahead 33-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Jillian Barr

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

01/06/26 vs Blackford	89%
11/18/25 vs New Castle	78%
11/06/25 @ Muncie Central	77%
02/15/25 vs Maconaquah	77%
01/14/25 vs Wes-Del	75%

Jillian Barr had another great game (as she tends to do), shooting 89% from the field on her way to 17 points and five boards. Those 89% shooting accuracy gave her a new career-high. Jacquelin Linn was another key player, putting up seven points and seven steals.

Meanwhile, Cathedral waltzed into their game on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 69-68 W against the Millers. The Fighting Irish's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Cathedral's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Delta, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-4.