The O'Dea Fighting Irish are taking a road trip to challenge the Garfield Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. O'Dea has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
O'Dea is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Seattle Prep, who was ranked 18th at the time (O'Dea was ranked 14th). O'Dea snuck past Seattle Prep with a 76-70 victory on Monday.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Garfield's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Rainier Beach 68-64.
O'Dea pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.7 points per game. As for Garfield, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
O'Dea beat Garfield 70-57 in their previous meeting on January 13th. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Dea since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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