Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones vs. Springfield Senators

The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Springfield Senators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Sacred Heart-Griffin will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Normal West, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Sacred Heart-Griffin came out on top against Normal West by a score of 44-35 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cyclones.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Springfield against Auburn on Saturday as the team secured a 62-27 win. The Senators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Springfield has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they now have a winning record of 15-14.

Sacred Heart-Griffin was able to grind out a solid victory over Springfield when the teams last played back in January, winning 49-40. Will Sacred Heart-Griffin repeat their success, or does Springfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.