St. Ignatius at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep — Girls basketball preview (Thursday, Jan. 15)

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St. Ignatius travels to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory on Thursday, Jan. 15, for a girls basketball matchup at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in San Francisco. Tip is set for 3 p.m. PST at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. Follow the official game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/6092119-st-ignatius-vs-sacred-heart-cathedral-preparatory

Teams

• Home: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin’ Irish — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/141039-sacred-heart-cathedral-preparatory-fightin-irish-fr

• Away: St. Ignatius Wildcats — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/141043-st-ignatius-wildcats-fr

Why this one matters

This is an early-season meeting between two San Francisco programs with familiar stakes — local bragging rights and momentum headed into midseason. The teams last played on Jan. 26, 2023, when Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep knocked off St. Ignatius, 27-14, at Saint Ignatius (full recap/box: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/2889044-st-ignatius-vs-sacred-heart-cathedral-preparatory). That result adds a little extra spice to Thursday’s matchup as St. Ignatius looks to even the recent ledger.

Streaming and tickets

• Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/sacred-heart-cathedral-preparatory-san-francisco-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• St. Ignatius NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/st-ignatius-college-preparatory-san-francisco-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Use the NFHS links above to check for live video or streaming availability for this game.)

Notes, weather and what to watch

• A weather forecast entry exists for San Francisco on the game date; check local updates before heading out.

• Sacred Heart and St. Ignatius both have upcoming games after this matchup — Sacred Heart travels to Redwood on Monday, Jan. 19 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5937879-sacred-heart-cathedral-preparatory-vs-redwood) and St. Ignatius heads to Carondelet on Saturday, Jan. 17 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5923788-st-ignatius-vs-carondelet).

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Stay with SBLive for pregame notes, live updates and postgame reaction from Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep vs. St. Ignatius.