It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sacred Heart Academy can now relate to. They took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nichols Vikings on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Vikings are ranked 72nd).
Anna Ratchuk
| 02/27/25 @ Nichols | 21 |
| 02/24/25 vs Cardinal O'Hara | 8 |
| 02/21/25 @ Nardin Academy | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Mount St. Mary Academy | 20 |
| 02/12/25 @ West Seneca West | 14 |
| + 28 more games |
Anna Ratchuk and Emilee Bacon certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Ratchuk went 7-for-16 en route to 21 points along with five assists and five boards, while Bacon dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. That's the most points Ratchuk has posted since back in January of 2024. Makenna Chamberlain was another key player, putting up nine points.
Leading Nichols to victory were Julieta Cruz and Evelyn Walcott. Cruz shot 40% from the field to rack up 22 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards, while Walcott dropped a double-double with 22 points and 19 rebounds. Cruz also grabbed seven steals, which is notable because Nichols is 13-3 when she posts at least five steals, but 2-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cheyenne Barabas, who put up 12 points and five boards.
Sacred Heart Academy now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Nichols, they pushed their record up to 15-10 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
As of now, neither Sacred Heart Academy nor Nichols have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
