Basketball Game Preview: Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights vs. The New Community School Sabers

By Team Reports Dec 7, 2023, 5:25am

Preview: Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights vs. The New Community School Sabers

Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot is 3-0 against The New Community School since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against The New Community School Sabers at 6:30 p.m. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last three games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.

Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot struggled with assists on Tuesday (Richmond Christian had 1700% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot had to suffer through a rough 58-22 loss at the hands of Richmond Christian. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot in their matchups with Richmond Christian: they've now lost six in a row.

Avery Poore was Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's leading scorer, having posted six points. Erin Maynes held things down on the boards with six rebounds. Maynes took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with a assist.

Meanwhile, The New Community School had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were dealt a 53-4 loss at the hands of Tidewater Academy.

St. Michael the Archangel's win bumped their season record to 0-0 while Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot's loss dropped theirs to 0-2.

Everything came up roses for Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot against The New Community School when the teams last played back in December of 2019 as the squad secured a 56-12 victory. Will Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot repeat their success, or does The New Community School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.