Basketball Recap: Sacred Heart Has No Trouble Against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley

Irish

Margin (Wins)

12/21/24 vs Bishop LeBlond	32
12/20/24 vs Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer	30
12/28/24 vs McCool Junction	26
01/04/25 @ Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	25
12/30/24 vs Syracuse	8

Sacred Heart's and Bruning-Davenport/Shickley's match on Saturday was close at halftime, but Sacred Heart turned on the heat in the second half with 39 points. The Sacred Heart Irish were the clear victor by a 59-34 margin over the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles. The Irish have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 25 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Bruning-Davenport/Shickley lost, don't look at Lexie Johnson. Despite the final result, she posted ten points along with five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Campbell Bohling, who earned ten points and seven rebounds.

Sacred Heart's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Sacred Heart wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 44-43 win against Elmwood-Murdock on the 7th. As for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-46 victory against Twin River on the 7th.