Basketball Game Preview: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Huntington North Vikings

The Cathedral Fighting Irish will square off against the Huntington North Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Cathedral is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Center Grove just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They received a blow as they fell 49-32 to the Trojans. The contest marked the Fighting Irish's lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, Huntington North was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 32-28 to Bellmont. The Vikings have struggled against the Braves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Huntington North, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 12-8.

Cathedral strolled past Huntington North when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 50-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.