Basketball Game Preview: Seattle Academy Cardinals vs. Nathan Hale Raiders

The Seattle Academy Cardinals are taking a road trip to face off against the Nathan Hale Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seattle Academy has seven straight victories, Nathan Hale has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Seattle Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Cleveland to the tune of 66-28 on Wednesday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Eagles are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Nathan Hale had to suffer through a 59-15 loss at the hands of Bishop Blanchet.

Seattle Academy's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.6 points. As for Nathan Hale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.

Everything came up roses for Seattle Academy against Nathan Hale when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-26 victory. In that contest, Seattle Academy amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.