Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets vs. St. Bernard Vikings

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Bernard Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Sacred Heart of Jesus and four for St. Bernard.

Sacred Heart of Jesus fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Mary Star of the Sea on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Stars by a score of 51-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Comets have suffered since January 9th.

St. Bernard played against Mary Star of the Sea and lost via forfeit.

St. Bernard's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Sacred Heart of Jesus, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.

Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart of Jesus against St. Bernard when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 47-12 victory. In that game, Sacred Heart of Jesus amassed a halftime lead of 23-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.