The Saint Francis Lancers will take on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Thursday, Saint Francis ended up a good deal behind Bellarmine College Prep and lost 68-50. The loss continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Bells: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 91-33 defeat at the hands of Archbishop Riordan. The Fightin' Irish were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-12.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for Saint Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Saint Francis came up short against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory when the teams last played on January 10th, falling 50-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's Kiran Tate-Day, who went 8 of 13 en route to 19 points and five boards. Now that Saint Francis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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