Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Irish vs. Southern Raiders

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Away	57-27 W
01/24/23 - Home	55-23 W
01/25/22 - Away	41-28 W
02/04/21 - Neutral	47-33 W
01/28/20 - Away	38-19 W
+ 5 more games

Sacred Heart has gone 10-0 against Southern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Sacred Heart Irish will look to defend their home court against the Southern Raiders. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

On Friday, Sacred Heart took their contest with ease, bagging a 54-25 win over Pawnee City. The Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southern). They put the hurt on Sterling with a sharp 59-39 victory on Friday.

Sacred Heart pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Southern, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.

Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart against Southern in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 57-27 win. In that matchup, Sacred Heart amassed a halftime lead of 36-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.