Basketball Game Preview: Mount St. Mary Academy Thunder vs. Sacred Heart Academy Sharks

Mount St. Mary Academy is 0-10 against Sacred Heart Academy since March of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Mount St. Mary Academy Thunder just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Sacred Heart Academy Sharks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Mount St. Mary Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Nardin Academy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount St. Mary Academy was beaten by Nardin Academy 49-22. The Thunder were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-9.

Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 57-52 to West Seneca West.

Mount St. Mary Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Sacred Heart Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.

Mount St. Mary Academy was dealt a bruising 56-24 defeat at the hands of Sacred Heart Academy in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sacred Heart Academy's Emilee Bacon, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 14 boards. Now that Mount St. Mary Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.