Basketball Game Preview: Hackett Catholic Prep Fighting Irish vs. Kalamazoo Christian Comets

Hackett Catholic Prep is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will be playing at home against the Kalamazoo Christian Comets at 7:00 p.m.

After dropping their season opener at home, Kalamazoo Christian is headed out to face a Fighting Irish team ready to give their home crowd a win. Hackett Catholic Prep fell just short of Portage Central by a score of 74-71 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Fighting Irish have suffered since January 17th.

Meanwhile, Kalamazoo Christian hadn't done well against Calvin Christian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Comets secured a 52-48 W over the Squires.

Hackett Catholic Prep couldn't quite get it done against Kalamazoo Christian when the teams last played back in February as they fell 55-44. Can the Fighting Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.