Basketball Recap: Archangels Catholic Comes Up Short

Archangels Catholic and Sacred Heart squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Archangels Catholic had to settle for second. They took a 47-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sacred Heart Irish. The loss continues a trend for the Defenders in their meetings with the Irish: they've now lost four in a row.

Archangels Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Sacred Heart, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.

Archangels Catholic and Sacred Heart are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Archangels Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Wilcox-Hildreth at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Sacred Heart, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on Dorchester at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dorchester comes in on ten and Sacred Heart on six.