The Sacred Heart Valkyries had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against George Rogers Clark by a score of 61-49. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sacred Heart also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Sacred Heart's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but ZaKiyah Johnson led the charge by scoring 19 points along with six rebounds. Reagan Bender was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with four steals.
Sacred Heart is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for George Rogers Clark, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-3.
Sacred Heart will be staying on the road on Sunday to face off against Mercy at 3:30 p.m. on February 11th. Sacred Heart has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 452 points over their last seven games. As for George Rogers Clark, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Paul Laurence Dunbar at 7:30 p.m.
