Immanuel Christian is 0-5 against the Fighting Irish since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Immanuel Christian Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. Immanuel Christian is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Immanuel Christian was the victim of a rough 77-54 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats.
Despite the defeat, Immanuel Christian saw an underclassman step up: Carlos Acu?a dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Hector Perez, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Cathedral waltzed into their matchup on Friday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They claimed a resounding 60-19 victory over Fabens on the road. Cathedral has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Immanuel Christian's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-7. As for Cathedral, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Immanuel Christian came up short against the Fighting Irish in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 58-54. Can Immanuel Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
