Basketball Game Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Oakfield-Alabama Hornets

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face off against the Oakfield-Alabama Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Notre Dame is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Wheatland-Chili on Thursday as Notre Dame made off with a 78-58 victory. The win was nothing new for the Fighting Irish as they're now sitting on four straight.

Aiden Bellavia

Points (Career)

02/20/25 vs Wheatland-Chili	24
01/21/25 vs Oakfield-Alabama	23
02/12/25 @ Elba	22
12/06/24 vs Barker	22
01/23/25 vs Alexander	19

Aiden Bellavia was nothing short of spectacular: he went 8-for-17 on his way to 24 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Chase Antinore, who went 6-for-12 en route to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Notre Dame was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 13-3 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Oakfield-Alabama had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They snuck past Genesee Valley with a 63-57 victory on Tuesday.

Notre Dame's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.5 points. As for Oakfield-Alabama, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.

Notre Dame took their win against Oakfield-Alabama in their previous meeting on February 5th by a conclusive 67-47. Does Notre Dame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakfield-Alabama turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.