Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Priory Panthers

The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will take on the Priory Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Sacred Heart Prep is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 68 points last Saturday, they were much more limited against Pinewood on Friday. They were outmatched by the Panthers and fell 88-13. The game marked the Gators' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Priory came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.7 points), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 48-40 victory over the Knights. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Knights are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sacred Heart Prep has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Priory, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.

Sacred Heart Prep was dealt a bruising 69-36 loss at the hands of Priory in their previous matchup back in January. Will Sacred Heart Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.