Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones vs. Decatur Eisenhower Panthers

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Away	49-47 W
11/30/24 - Neutral	70-61 W
12/05/23 - Home	51-43 W
01/17/23 - Away	73-58 W
12/16/22 - Home	69-31 W
+ 5 more games

Sacred Heart-Griffin has gone 9-1 against Decatur Eisenhower recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cyclones will head out on the road to square off against the Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Sacred Heart-Griffin can't be too happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Tuesday. They took a blow against Bolingbrook, falling 88-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cyclones have suffered since February 1st.

Meanwhile, Decatur Eisenhower unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 49-37 to Peoria on Tuesday.

Sacred Heart-Griffin came out on top in a nail-biter against Decatur Eisenhower when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 49-47. Will the Cyclones repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.