Basketball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish vs. Bellarmine College Prep Bells

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory hasn't had much luck against Bellarmine College Prep recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Tuesday, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was beaten by St. Ignatius College Preparatory 78-42. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).

Bellarmine College Prep has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 68-47 to Archbishop Mitty on Tuesday.

Bellarmine College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory ended up a good deal behind Bellarmine College Prep in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 62-44. Can Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.