The Onekama Portagers will venture away from home to challenge the Sacred Heart Academy Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Onekama comes in on eight and Sacred Heart Academy on 20.
Onekama saw some tournament action on Friday. They came out on top against Brethren by a score of 51-38. Given the Portagers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Bobcats are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Crossroads Charter Academy 58-16. The Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Onekama pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points over those games. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their win bumped their record up to 20-0.
Onekama was taken down by Sacred Heart Academy 64-24 when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Can Onekama avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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