The Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets will head out on the road to take on the Ramona Convent Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sacred Heart of Jesus comes in on three and Ramona Convent on 11.
Last Thursday, Sacred Heart of Jesus was able to grind out a solid win over St. Genevieve, taking the game 41-33.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sacred Heart of Jesus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xitlali Botts, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 20 rebounds. Botts is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Michelle Canete, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ramona Convent gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy as Ramona Convent made off with a 56-32 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Ramona Convent has posted since December 7, 2023.
Sacred Heart of Jesus has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Ramona Convent, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Sacred Heart of Jesus and Ramona Convent were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but Sacred Heart of Jesus came up empty-handed after a 34-33 defeat. Can Sacred Heart of Jesus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.