After winning just a single league game in each of the last two seasons, Wednesday night was what the Sacred Heart Cathedral girls basketball team had been waiting for.

The Fightin' Irish overcame cold shooting in the first half to beat the St. Ignatius Wildcats 54-36, evening up the Bruce-Mahoney Series at two games apiece, ensuring that the March 25 baseball game between the two schools will decide the trophy.

Yes, the SHC girls had already posted their share of big wins this season. But to do it in front of nearly 3,000 fans, including many of their classmates and teachers? That's a game that means something to more than just the players.

"This is the game that great-grandma comes to," head coach Demetrius Jackson said following the victory. "It's something that the players on both teams will remember for the rest of their lives."

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GO IRISH!