Basketball Game Preview: DeSales Irish vs. College Place Hawks

The DeSales Irish will be taking part in a tournament against the College Place Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DeSales has four straight wins, College Place has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Saturday, DeSales earned a 71-62 victory over Sunnyside Christian. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Knights are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, College Place suffered their biggest loss since January 26th on Saturday. They took a blow against Kiona-Benton, falling 79-48.

DeSales' win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for College Place, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.

Everything went DeSales' way against College Place in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as DeSales made off with a 71-51 victory. Does DeSales have another victory up their sleeve, or will College Place turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.