Basketball Game Preview: Saint Francis Lancers vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish

The Saint Francis Lancers will head out to take on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Saint Francis, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, Saint Francis blew past Presentation, posting a 71-17 victory. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 61-44 to Archbishop Riordan. The Fightin' Irish were down 48-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Saint Francis, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.

Saint Francis and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory were neck-and-neck when the teams last played on January 10th, but Saint Francis came up empty-handed after a 71-70 loss. Can Saint Francis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.