Basketball Game Preview: Holy Martyrs Armenian Armens vs. Notre Dame (SO) Knights

The Holy Martyrs Armenian Armens will face off against the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Martyrs Armenian will be strutting in after a victory while Notre Dame (SO) will be coming in after a loss.

Last Thursday, Holy Martyrs Armenian took their game with ease, bagging a 56-28 win over AGBU. The Armens have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Notre Dame (SO) was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Marlborough, falling 69-44. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Mustangs are ranked 41st).

Holy Martyrs Armenian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points per game. As for Notre Dame (SO), they now have a losing record at 12-13.