Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Academy Irish vs. Coleman Comets

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01/29/25 - Home	57-7 W
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12/07/23 - Home	32-22 W
03/01/23 - Neutral	37-33 W
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Sacred Heart Academy has gone 8-2 against Coleman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Sacred Heart Academy Irish will square off against the Coleman Comets at 5:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Academy will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.

Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sacred Heart Academy beat Breckenridge 31-26. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Huskies are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Coleman not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27, 2024. They blew past Marion 41-20. The Comets haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Coleman's win came from a few key players Sacred Heart Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Emily VanSickle, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in steals (six). Eliza Lewis was another key player, putting up 17 points and seven boards.

Coleman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matchups.

Sacred Heart Academy pushed their record up to 19-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Coleman, their record is now 4-19.

Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart Academy against Coleman in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 57-7 win. In that contest, Sacred Heart Academy amassed a halftime lead of 36-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.