Sacred Heart Academy suffers third straight loss at home

By Team Reports Jan 27, 2024, 5:48pm

Recap: Sacred Heart Academy Sharks vs. Cardinal O'Hara Hawks

The Sacred Heart Academy Sharks's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 73-25 loss at the hands of Cardinal O'Hara. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Sacred Heart Academy has scored all season.

Sacred Heart Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brianna Bonvissuto, who scored six points along with seven rebounds. Anna Ratchuk was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with nine rebounds and three steals.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal O'Hara to victory, but perhaps none more so than Annabelle Day, who scored 16 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Day is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyla Hayes, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Sacred Heart Academy dropped their record down to 6-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Cardinal O'Hara, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.

Sacred Heart Academy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Nichols at 6:00 p.m. As for Cardinal O'Hara, they will head out on the road to take on St. Mary's at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.