Basketball Game Preview: O'Dea Fighting Irish vs. Seattle Prep Panthers

vs

Previous Games

01/27/26 - Home	71-41 W
02/13/25 - Home	92-67 W
01/27/25 - Away	76-70 W
01/03/25 - Home	60-64 L
01/20/24 - Home	81-65 W
+ 5 more games

O'Dea is 8-2 against Seattle Prep since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to take on the Panthers at 8:30 p.m. O'Dea is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, O'Dea beat Garfield 58-52. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 137th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Seattle Prep hadn't done well against Garfield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Panthers strolled past the Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 79-62. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Seattle Prep's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for O'Dea, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.

Everything came up roses for O'Dea against Seattle Prep in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as the squad secured a 71-41 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.