Nardin Academy hasn't had much luck against Sacred Heart Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nardin Academy Gators will welcome the Sacred Heart Academy Sharks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sacred Heart Academy will be up against a hot Nardin Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Nardin Academy was the clear victors by a 55-34 margin over The Park School of Buffalo on Tuesday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sacred Heart Academy). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 75-31 victory over Mount St. Mary Academy. The Sharks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Sacred Heart Academy had a senior duo take command as Anna Ratchuk almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine steals and Emilee Bacon dropped a double-double with 22 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ratchuk has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Murphy, who went 5-for-9 on her way to 12 points and six boards.
Sacred Heart Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive contests.
The win got Sacred Heart Academy back to even at 12-12. As for Nardin Academy, the victory also got them back to even at 12-12.
Nardin Academy beat Sacred Heart Academy 46-37 in their previous meeting on February 4th. Will Nardin Academy repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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